The whispers of the trees The humming of the bees Make me wonder if I'm pleased, with the circumstances surrounding me This life keeps rolling on and, I keep forgetting what I want The howling of the wind A little bird that sings About the things I've never tried, so much to do before I die This life keeps rolling on and, I keep forgetting what I want Oh world you've captured me And all I ask of thee Is for a man to be free For a man to be free The white wash in the waves The sunset on the lake Make my lonesome troubles wait, will I ever sleep it's hard to say This life keeps rolling on and, I keep forgetting what I want The shadows of the clouds Fall over me, and show somehow It's not all gone, only my heart knows where I belong Life keeps rolling on and, I keep forgetting what I want Oh world you've captured me And all I ask of thee Is for a man to be free For a man to be free The whispers of the trees The humming of the bees Make me wonder if I'm pleased, with the circumstances surrounding me This life keeps rolling on and, I keep forgetting what I want Oh world you've captured me And all I ask of thee Is for a man to be free For a man to be free