| I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail, |
| Yes, I would, |
| If I only could, |
| I surely would . . . hmm |
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| I'd rather be a hammer than a nail, |
| Yes, I would, |
| If I only could, |
| I surely would . . . hmm |
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| 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 . . . hmm |
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| I'd rather be a forest than a street, |
| Yes, I would, |
| If I could, |
| I surely would . . . hmm |
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| I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet, |
| Yes, I would, |
| If I only could, |
| I surely would . . . |