Life in the seventies
Our man was at his peak
It's a sermon on the mount
I've been brought up on the east side
Life in a hurricane
Where nothing stays the same
And things are pretty plain
Jailbird heading south for a lifetime
That bird begins to sing
It's only to keep them clean
Jailbird, spread your wings
Don't you fly away
Jailbird, spread your wings
It's only to keep them clean
Jailbird, spread your wings
Don't you fly away
Jailbird, spread your wings
Maybe I'll float downstream
Life in the seventies
Our man was feeling weak
It's a sermon on the mount
Harvard brought up on the east side
Life in a hurricane
Why want to stay the same
These things are pretty plain
Jailbird heading south for a lifetime
That bird begins to sing
It's only to keep them clean
Jailbird, spread your wings
Don't you fly away
Jailbird, spread your wings
It's only to make a scene
Jailbird, spread your wings
Don't you fly away
Jailbird, spread your wings
Maybe I'll float downstream
That bird begins to sing
It's only to keep them clean