Oh jailbird, Without wings or freedom
How do you pass the time
Have you anything to sing for
In a cage so small and scanty
You're not like other birds
Who can fly to find their freedom
No
Because you are kept idle within an unjust system
And they wonder why you can't fly very
High
You can fly
Oh jailbird, do you get lonely at night
what do you dream about
Do you ever wish you were out here with us
And what happened to your family
Did they decide you weren't worth their time
Do you pray to god
Or did he abandon you, too
High
you can fly
Fly jailbird
Fly jailbird
Fly jailbird