Bird on a Wire - Lyrics - Fairport Convention

Like a bird on a wire Like a drunk in a midnight choir I have tried in my way To be free Like a worm on a hook Like a knight from some old-fashioned book I have saved all my ribbons For thee If I have been unkind I hope you will just let it go by And if I have been untrue I hope you know it was not unto you Like a baby stillborn Like a beast with its horns I have torn everyone Who reached out for me And I swear by this song And by all I have done wrong That I will make it all Up to thee I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden cross He said to me "do not ask for so much" And a woman standing in her darkened door She cried to me "hey, why not ask for more?" Like a bird on a wire Like a drunk in a midnight choir I have tried in my way To be free