I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail Yes I would if I could I surely would Hm Hm I'd rather be a hammer than a nail Yes I would if I only co-uld I surely would Hm Hm Away I'd rather sail away Like a swan that's here and gone A man gets tied up to the ground It gives the world its saddest sound Its saddest sound Hm Hm I'd rather be a forest than a street Yes I would if I co-uld I surely would I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet Yes I would if I only co-uld I surely would (Away I'd rather sail away Like a swan that's here and gone A man gets tied up to the ground It gives the world its saddest sound Its saddest sound Hm Hm Hm Hm)