[Chorus: birds don't deserve to be caged They gotta fly away and search for the Bein locked up is worse than the I by the words on the page - I know! Some birds don't deserve to be They gotta fly away and for the waves Bein held is worse than the grave I live by the words on the - I say!
I jumped on the planet and I landed on both Tippy-toed across the continent, on the beat Settled in the mainland ghetto by the trap Rocked to a until I got my band back Thoughts came thick in a of confusion A of belusion it's all so amusin I laughed at the pain with a straight face another hate case, you control your fate Ace! Long walks down the lonely road turned paved Bask in the cascade, grey clouds me Tuned to the channel so energy will work on me All in the cut like and burnt to the third degree internally, an away story 40 and of tongue, tryin to bring the poison noise in the spot like I'm not that popular Eyes like binoculars, I'm so Been on the air since Greg had a Mac Now they all CrackerJack, a fact, smell me How can you tell me what I haven't already Forty-three, 43rd, listen and First flew the coop they tried to cage a rocking bird for the truth in the booth when I serve Never the wings if they seem a little out of touch Let 'em fly free please, try to box 'em up
I a lot cause I smash it with brute force Flew the roof, headed North on a crash course Eagle eyes spot 'em all, peekin out Stickin out against the whack world while they out Wasn't 'sposed to go but I just wanna wait Been had a but the Chattanooga's runnin late Hate never had a lover as I been to her Couldn't put an end to her, she got followers flock of spitters and swallowers, wow Intregrity didn't have a home 'til I him one {?} and diamonds, God say no more Find a piece of mind a needle in the haystack Grind on the real on the playback, for the at-tack Seatack, cry me a If I don't fly back, still gotta give 'em Stand and delivery, first class or shine Pain of mine in a pantomime glass Where was your genie you needed her for real Buildin my art from the parts that they Fuse lit from the match in the book Stand in adrenaline, through the resevoir Plucked out the air he didn't sit duck Pretty as the peacock who can't leave the ground Let the heart glide on, buy the muck