Caged Bird
I know why the caged bird sings
To be let free to flap her wings
But she knows one day this will be
So she lets her beautiful voice come through so free
I know why the caged bird hums
Realizing nobody may ever come
To let her run wild
Fading away her smile
I know why the caged bird moans
Wishing for a friend she can phone
Feeling like a lost little puppy
How did she end up so unlucky?
I know why the caged bird cries
All she really wants to do is fly
To flap her wings to and fro’
Who would she go to though?
I know why the caged bird passed
All her life she was an outcast
Suffocating from loneliness
Her heart stopped from the coldness
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