I look up to the little bird that glides across the sky He sings the clearest melody It makes me want to cry It makes me want to sit right down and cry, cry, cry I walk along the city streets so dark with rage and fear And I, I wish that I could be that bird and fly away from here I wish I had the wings to fly away from here, yeah But mama, I feel so low Mama, where do I go Mama, what do I know Mama, we reap what we sow They always said that you knew best But this little bird's falling out of that nest now I've got a feeling that it might have been blessed So I just got to put these wings to test But I am just a troubled soul who's waited, waited to the ground Give me the strength to carry on Till I can lay my burden down Give me the strength to lay this burden down, down, down, yeah Give me the strength to lay it down But mama, I feel so low Mama, where do I go Mama, what do I know Mama, we reap what we sow They always said that you knew best But this little bird's falling out of that nest now I've got a feeling that it might have been blessed So I just got to put these wings to test But I am just a troubled soul who's waited, waited to the ground