Sometimes a caged bird sings Not just for singing's sake But for the hope it brings Never knowing flight, he lets music be his wings Maybe sometimes, a caged bird sings Come out, come out, darling From under your fears Come out, come out, darling It's been too many years Sometimes a freed bird stays Swallows freedom's key and sits inside a cage The door is open wide Still he sits safely perched inside And sometimes a freed bird stays Come out, come out, darling From under your fears Come out, come out, darling It's been too many years Good god, good grief Would you look at those tears? Come out, come out Come out, come out Come out, come out, darling Come out, come out Come out, come out, darling Come out, come out Come out, come out Sometimes a grown man cries To grieve the years he spent believing lies He sees more clearly now through tears in his eyes Maybe sometimes, baby, sometimes