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

CHORUS
Away, I'd rather sail away
Like a swan that's here and gone
A man get tied up to the ground
He gives the earth
It's saddest sound,
It's 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