[Verse 1]
Hold me down, don't let me leave
I'm just a bird with no place to go
Tie me down and cut my wings
I don't wanna be free, I don't wanna be free

[Verse 2]
Chain me up in your front yard
And I will stare silent at the passin' cars
I won't gnaw at the rope 'round me
I don't wanna be free, I don't wanna be free

[Verse 3]
Write it down with your permanent pen
Just to make sure that you never forget
All the lies that you told to me
I don't wanna be free, I don't wanna be free

[Verse 1 (Reprise)]
Hold me down, don't let me leave
I'm just a bird with no place to go
Tie me down and cut my wings
I don't wanna be free, I don't wanna bе free