YOU'RE SITTIN' ON THIS BENCH HERE
WITHOUT SAYIN' A WORD
YOU'RE SITTIN' ALL ALONE HERE
JUST LIKE A BIRD IN A CAGE

THE OTHERS ARE ALL HAVIN' FUN
THEY HAVE A COMMON BOND
BUT YOU, YOU HAVE NONE
JUST LIKE A BIRD IN A CAGE

YOU'RE DRIFTIN' AWAY

YOU OFTEN FEEL ALONE
EVEN WHEN YOU MEET PEOPLE
YOU NEVER FEEL AT HOME
JUST LIKE A BIRD IN A CAGE

YOU FEEL MISUNDERSTOOD
NO ONE IS OF THE SAME MIND
YOU'D BREAK OUT IF YOU COULD
JUST LIKE A BIRD IN A CAGE

YOU'RE DRIFTIN' AWAY

YOU'VE GOT SO MUCH LOVE TO GIVE
YOU'D LIKE TO CARE FOR OTHERS
YOU'VE NEVER REALLY LIVED
JUST LIKE A BIRD IN A CAGE

YOU'RE TIRED OF STANDIN' APART
THAT'S NO WAY TO SPEND A LIFE
SOMEDAY IT'LL BREAK YOUR HEART
YOU'RE JUST LIKE . . . . ME?

COPYRIGHT 1996 ANDRE BOLLIER (SUISA)