Corporate LicensesEnglandUKIrelandBelgiumFranceGermanyNorwayItalyBelgiumItalysur ReporterNorwayBelgiumLike 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 from an old-fashioned book, I have saved all my ribbons for thee.And if I have been unkind, I hope that you'll just let it go by, oh let it all go by now.And if I have been untrue, I hope you know it was never to you, no, no.Like a baby stillborn, like a beast with his horn, I have torn everyone who reached out for me.Oh, but I swear by this song, by all I have done wrong, I'll make it all up to you.Yes I will, oh yes I will, I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch, he called out to me, hey, don't ask for so much.And a young man leaning on his darkened door, oh he cried out to me, hey, why not ask for more, no, no.Oh, like a bird on a wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir, I have tried in my way to be free.Mm, mm, mm, mm, mm.Why don't you sing along with me?Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.Yeah!Yeah!Yeah!Yeah!Yeah!