Birdie

Like a bird locked up in a cage called love
 He clipped her wings when she was born to fly
 He said, "A pretty bird, you can't sing"
 "But I'll buy you diamonds and ruby rings"
 Like a bird locked up in a cage
 And how can I escape this place
 And go higher, higher?
 How can I avoid the flames from your fire, fire?
 And oh, you can't hold me down, no
 Oh, you can't pull me down
 So birdie, fly away (higher, higher)
 So birdie, fly away (higher, higher)
 So birdie fly away
 I'm tired of getting lost inside this maze all day
 Your twisted words are getting to my head
 I say, "And no more glasses and seein' stars"
 "And no more bruises and battle scars"
 Like a bird locked up in a cage
 And how can I escape this place
 And go higher, higher?
 How can I avoid the flames from your fire, fire?
 And oh, you can't hold me down, no
 Oh, you can't pull me down
 So birdie, fly away (higher, higher)
 So birdie, fly away (higher, higher)
 So birdie, fly away
 I ain't your prisoner
 You can't lock me up no more
 I'll show you what I'm worth
 Take back what I deserve
 I ain't your prisoner
 You can't chain me down no more
 Goddamn, it's gonna hurt
 So fly away, little bird
 And how can I escape this place
 And go higher, higher?
 How can I avoid the flames from your fire, fire?
 And oh, you can't hold me down, no
 Oh, you can't pull me down
 So birdie, fly away (oh, oh, oh)
 Can you hear me? (oh, oh, oh)
 Are you listenin'? (oh, oh, oh)
 Set me free, set me free (oh, oh, oh)
 Can you hear me? (oh, oh, oh)
 Are you listenin'? (oh, oh, oh)
 Set me free, set me free
 
 Like a bird locked up in a cage called love
 He clipped her wings when she was born to fly
 He said, "A pretty bird, you can't sing"
 "But I'll buy you diamonds and ruby rings"
 Like a bird locked up in a cage
 And how can I escape this place
 And go higher, higher?
 How can I avoid the flames from your fire, fire?
 And oh, you can't hold me down, no
 Oh, you can't pull me down
 So birdie, fly away (higher, higher)
 So birdie, fly away (higher, higher)
 So birdie fly away
 I'm tired of getting lost inside this maze all day
 Your twisted words are getting to my head
 I say, "And no more glasses and seein' stars"
 "And no more bruises and battle scars"
 Like a bird locked up in a cage
 And how can I escape this place
 And go higher, higher?
 How can I avoid the flames from your fire, fire?
 And oh, you can't hold me down, no
 Oh, you can't pull me down
 So birdie, fly away (higher, higher)
 So birdie, fly away (higher, higher)
 So birdie, fly away
 I ain't your prisoner
 You can't lock me up no more
 I'll show you what I'm worth
 Take back what I deserve
 I ain't your prisoner
 You can't chain me down no more
 Goddamn, it's gonna hurt
 So fly away, little bird
 And how can I escape this place
 And go higher, higher?
 How can I avoid the flames from your fire, fire?
 And oh, you can't hold me down, no
 Oh, you can't pull me down
 So birdie, fly away (oh, oh, oh)
 Can you hear me? (oh, oh, oh)
 Are you listenin'? (oh, oh, oh)
 Set me free, set me free (oh, oh, oh)
 Can you hear me? (oh, oh, oh)
 Are you listenin'? (oh, oh, oh)
 Set me free, set me free