Bird On A Wire

Leonard Cohen

Like a bird on a wire
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free
Like a fish on a hook
Like a knight in some old fashioned book
I have saved all my ribbons for thee

And if I, if I have been unkind
I just hope you will let it go by
And if I, if I have been untrue
I hope you know it was never to you

Like a baby stillborn
Like a beast with his horn
I have torn everyone who reached out to me

But I swear by this song
And by all I have done wrong
I'll make it all up to be

I saw a young man leaning on his wooden crutch
He called out to me, "Don't ask for so much"
And a young woman leaning in her darkened door
She cried out to me, "Why not ask for more"

Like a bird on a wire
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free

Trivia about the song Bird On A Wire by Johnny Cash

On which albums was the song “Bird On A Wire” released by Johnny Cash?
Johnny Cash released the song on the albums “American Recordings” in 1994, “Unearthed” in 2003, “Unearthed 2: Trouble in Mind” in 2003, “Unearthed 5: Best of Cash on American” in 2003, and “The Legend of Johnny Cash Vol. II” in 2006.
Who composed the song “Bird On A Wire” by Johnny Cash?
The song “Bird On A Wire” by Johnny Cash was composed by Leonard Cohen.

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