Thirty years, I worked this field
Feet on solid ground.
Makin' dollars, spinnin' dreams
As I watched the cotton wheel go round.
But if I was a sparrow, I would fly, fly, fly
If I was a sparrow, I would fly.
Open up my wings, take to the sky
If I was a sparrow, I would fly.
Watch the sunlight walk its way
'Cross the dusty floor.
Lays its fingers on my arm
Makes me long for more.
And if I was a sparrow, I would fly, fly, fly
If I was a sparrow, I would fly.
Open up my wings, take to the sky
If I was a sparrow, I would fly.
There's a better home a'waitin'
Up there in the sky
When He calls me to His table,
You'll watch this old caged bird fly.
As if I was a sparrow, I would fly, fly, fly
If I was a sparrow, I would fly.
Open up my wings, take to the sky
If I was a sparrow, I would fly.