I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail Yes I would If I could, 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 He gives the world Its saddest sound, its saddest sound ♪ I'd rather be a hammer than a nail. Yes I would If I only could, 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 He gives the world Its saddest sound, its saddest sound ♪ I'd rather be a forest than a street. Yes I would If I could, 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 He gives the world Its saddest sound, its saddest sound ♪ I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet Yes I would If I only could, 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 He gives the world Its saddest sound, its saddest sound