1. I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail, yes I would, if I could, I surely would.

I'd rather be a hammer than a nail, yes I would, if I only could, I surely would. m m

Away, I'd rather sail away, like a swan that's here and gone.

like a swan that's here and gone.

A man gets tied up to the ground, he gives the world its saddest sound,

its saddest sound.

2. I'd rather be a forest than a street, yes I would, if I could, I surely would.

yes I would, if I could, I surely would.

I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet, Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would.