[Verse 1]
Ginny the flying girl
Wanted to see the world
Her parents were poor
And they couldn't afford
To send her away for a whirl

[Verse 2]
She waited until they slept
And into the night she crept
With only the stars
And the cold light of Mars
Ginny took off like a jet

[Chorus]
She rode through the sky
Like an elephant's eye
Like the stars in a thundering herd
And when she came down
All the world had turned 'round
All that the ground people heard
Was "Oh, for the life of a bird"

[Verse 3]
She lived in a tiny room
Surrounded by huge balloons
The covers would fly
Past her magical eye
And the pillows saluted the moon
[Verse 4]
At night when the lights went out
She'd take to the sky and shout
"Hey, Milky Way
Lead me on 'til the day
Says hello to the night's turnabout!"

[Chorus]
She rode through the sky
Like an elephant's eye
Like the stars in a thundering herd
And when she came down
All the world had turned 'round
All that the ground people heard
Was "Oh, for the life of a bird"

[Verse 5]
Whenever the world won't bend
Whenever I need a friend
I just close my eyes
And I reach for the sky
And I know I can make it again

[Verse 6]
Whenever my dreams run dry
Just when I need to cry
Whenever it all
Looks too big or too tall
I remember that I can fly
[Chorus]
She rode through the sky
Like an elephant's eye
Like the stars in a thundering herd
And when she came down
All the world had turned 'round
All that the ground people heard
Was "Oh, for the life of a bird"
Oh, for the life of a bird
Oh, for the life of a bird