I know why the caged bird sings It's for me It's for me I know why the caged bird sings Today i am helpless And time stands still And the world goes on racing As the world always will And days turn to weeks And weeks into months Leaving no answers And treasures lost Now all that i have is all that i am Not much more than the shell of a man There's no revelations No wisdom no rhymes No freedom no pleasure No songs that are mine I'm a ship lost at sea In the waves and disease Chaos above me neptune beneath I can't see the stars that guide the way This night's just begun And dawn's so far away What will happen? Chaos above me neptune beneath No life is never fair it owes me nothing Just when i had it all i lost everything But somehow god is good and god is loving And just when i lost it all i gained everything I know why the caged bird sings It's for me It's for me I know why the caged bird sings It's for me That i might see.