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.

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

Its saddest sound

I'd rather be a forest than a street
Yes I would.
If I could,
I surely would.

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