Lyrics Fairport Convention – Bird On A Wire
Text:
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
Album
Fairport Convention – Fairport Convention - Live At The BBC
Fairport Convention – The Bonny Bunch Of Roses
Fairport Convention – Shattering Live Experience
Fairport Convention – Tried So Hard
Fairport Convention – Bird On A Wire
Fairport Convention – I Still Miss Someone
Fairport Convention – If It Feels Good, You Know It Can’t Be Wrong
Fairport Convention – Gone, Gone, Gone
Fairport Convention – Night In The City
Fairport Convention – Marcie
Fairport Convention – You Never Wanted Me
Fairport Convention – Close The Door Lightly When You Go