And this bird you cannot change 'Cause I'm as free as a bird now Oh oh oh oh oh oh And the bird you cannot change Lord knows, I can't change If I leave here tomorrow Would you still remember me For I must be travelin' on now There's too many places I got

We may not always be the best of lovers But if you leave it to me I think I can see We'll always be the best of friends The best of friends And one day when I am old and on the porch With knittings around my knees you hear me say Excuse me please, but

Leave, leave, Let go of my hand You said what you have to now I can't wait forever is all that you said Before you stood up And you won't disappoint me I can do that myself But I'm glad that you've come Now if you don't mind

Come back home What a beautiful time we had together, Now it's getting late and we must leave each other, yeah Just remember the time we had, And how right I tried to be, It's all in a day's work, Losing your love, acting foolishly, hey Go on and take

I got one foot on the path I got one foot in your doorway You say, "Come over baby Come talk to me" Then you drive me so crazy I can't hardly see If this keeps goin' on I might just leave and not come back I got on foot in your doorway Well you beg me to

He said, leave me alone, I'm a family man If you push me too far I just might And my bark is much worse than my bite But he said, leave me alone, I'm a family man She had sulky smile She took her standard pose as she presented herself She had sultry eyes

Some of these days You're gonna miss me, baby You're gonna miss my kissin' You'll miss me, baby And if you leave me You know, it's gonna grill me You're gonna feel so lonely You're gonna feel you're so lonely You'll miss my huggin'

Let go of my hand "I can't wait forever", is all that you said Before you stood up But you won't disappoint me, I can do that myself But I'm glad that you've come Now if you don't mind leave, leave And free yourself at the same time leave, leave I don't

Take me for what I am Who I was meant to be And if you give a damn Take me baby or leave me Every single day I walk down the street I hear people say, "Baby so sweet" Ever since puberty Everybody stares at me

Do do do do Come on the risin' wind, We're goin' up around the bend There's a place up ahead and I'm goin' Just as fast as my feet can fly Come away, come away if you're goin' Leave the sinkin' ship behind