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 Away,I'd rather sail away Like a swan That's here and gone A man gets tied up to the ground He gives the world Its saddest sound,its 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