Johnny Cash Bird on a Wire Lyrics:
Like a bird on a wire,
Like a drunk in a midnight choir,
I have tried, in my way, to be free.

Like a fish on a hook,
Like a knight in some old fashioned book,
I have saved all my ribbons for thee.

And if I, if I have been unkind,
I just hope you will let it go by.
And if I, if I have been untrue,
I hope you know it was never to you.

Like a baby stillborn,
Like a beast with his horn,
I have torn everyone,
Who reached out to me.

But I swear by this song,
And by all that I have done wrong,
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I'll make it all up to thee.

I saw a young man leaning on his wooden crutch.
He called out to me, "Don't ask for so much."
And a young woman leaning in her darkened door.
She cried out to me, "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.


[BIRD ON A WIRE]
[Written by: Leonard Cohen [1]
Performed by: Johnny Cash
Appears on: American Recordings I-1994, Unearthed-2003,
Live at Montreaux 1994 (DVD)-2005, Greatest Hits-2006 &
The Legend of Johnny Cash, Vol.2-2006.]

[1] Leonard Norman Cohen, (born September 21, 1934 in
Westmount, Quebec) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet
and novelist. His work often explores the themes of religion,
isolation, sexuality, and complex interpersonal relationships.
Cohen's songs and poetry have influenced many other
singer-songwriters, and more than a thousand renditions of his
work have been recorded.]
Lyrics: Bird on a Wire, Johnny Cash [end]