I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail
   Yes I would, if I could, I surely would
   Hmm-mmmm
  
   I'd rather be a hammer than a nail
   Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would
   Hmm-mmmmm
  
   Away, I'd rather sail away
   Like a swan that's here and gone
   A man gets tied up to the ground
   He gives the world it's saddest sound
   It's saddest sound, hmm-mmmm
  
   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 only could, I surely would