i'd rather be a sparrow than a snail.
yes i would.
if i could,
i surely would.
i'd rather be a hammer than a nail.
yes i would.
if i only could,
i surely would.

away, i'd rather sail away
like a swan that's here and gone
a man gets tied up to the ground
he gives the world
its saddest sound,
its saddest sound.

i'd rather be a forest than a street.
yes i would.
if i could,
i surely would.

i'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet,
yes i would.
if i only could,
i surely would.