Yeah, I know why caged bird sings
Cause he's locked up from the world and everything
Sings songs of innocence, things on his mind
Dreams of freedom, someday he may find
He don't know where he came from
Don't know where he wants to go
Just wants to make it, wants to take it slow
Yeah, he wonders why
Tears fall from his eyes
When he thinks of you, Lord
Tell me why, tell me why
Think about you and all I wanna do is cry
Baby, I'll see my whole world
Every time I look into your eyes
I will hold you down and I'll never let you go
Share the deepest love, girl
That anyone could ever know
Don't forget me, take me with you so brokenhearted
I would be without you, I'm not anything
Sun wouldn't rise and the birds wouldn't sing
Rivers wouldn't flow, the grass would quit growing
Brightest stars would fade and the wind would quit blowing
So glad I met you, girl
So glad you came
So glad you came
Yeah, I know why
Caged Bird sings
Cause he's hocked up
From the world and everything
Sings songs of his innocence
And things on his mind
Just wants to make it, just wants to take it
Slow
Yeah, he wonders why
Tears fall from his eyes
When he thinks of you, Lord
Tell me why
Tell me why
Think about you and all I wanna do is cry
Baby, I'll see my whole world
Every time I look into your eyes
I will hold you down and I'll never let you go
Share the deepest love, girl
That anyone could ever know
Don't forgive me, take me with you so brokenhearted
I would be without you, I'm not anything
Cause the sun wouldn't rise and the birds wouldn't sing
Rivers wouldn't flow, the grass would quit growing
Brightest stars would fade and the wind would quit blowing
I'm so glad I met you, girl
So glad you came
So glad you came
Yeah, I know why
Caged bird sings