I’d rather be a sparrow than a snail. Yes I would. If I could, I surely would. Hm……
I’d rather be a hammer than a nail. Yes I would, if I only could I surely would. Hm…..
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 it’s saddest sound,
It’s saddest sound. Hm…
I’d rather be a forest than a street. Yes I would. If I could, I surely would. Hm….
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 it’s saddest sound,
It’s saddest sound. Hm…
1970 – Daniel Alomia Robles and Paul Simon – Performed by Simon and Garfunkle –
Album: Bridge Over Troubled Water