[Verse 1]
Songbird in a gilded cage
He'd prefer the blue
How I crave the liquor of his song

[Verse 2]
Poor bird who has done no harm
What harm could he do?
He shall be my prisoner his life long

[Chorus]
My songbird wants his freedom
Now don't you think I know?
But I can't find it in myself
To let my songbird go
No, I can't let him go

[Verse 3]
O Lord, when your jeweler's eye
Peers into my soul
O Lord, I am overcome with shame

[Verse 4]
Take me, Lord, and purify
Heal me with a word
Lord, I beg a gift I dare not claim

[Chorus]
My songbird wants his freedom
Now don't you think I know?
But I can't find it in myself
To let my songbird go
No, I can't let him go