Little Bird

Album: Diva (1992)
Charted: 3 49
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  • 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, yeah

    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 mamma, I feel so low
    Mamma, where do I go?
    Mamma, what do I know?
    Mamma, we reap what we sow
    They always said that you knew best
    But this little bird's fallen out of that nest now
    I've got a feeling that it might have been blessed
    So I've just got to put these wings to test

    For I am just a troubled soul
    Who's weighted
    Weighted 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
    Lay it down, lay it down

    But mamma, I feel so low
    Mamma, where do I go?
    Mamma, what do I know?
    Mamma, we reap what we sow
    They always said that you knew best
    But this little bird's fallen out of that nest now
    I've got a feeling that it might have been blessed
    So I've just got to put these wings to test

    I feel so low
    Mamma, where do I go?
    Mamma, what do I know?
    Mamma, we reap what we sow
    Put you one more time Writer/s: ANNIE LENNOX
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Mike from Santa Barbara, CaThis is Annie Lennox's best solo single. In it, she shows not only great talent, but a sense of humor and even self-parody. Her willingness to send up her image made this video one of the most clever ever.
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