Envious of seagulls
Flying free above the bay
Some folks live like eagles
Or pigeons made of clay
Some go peck old cheetos
And some go streaking for a fish
Beneath the waves
Hey now
Said I got to get loose
And head south
Got to quit this roost
And split town
With no cares
Living like birds do
(Instrumental)
And it feels like I'm freezing
But it's stuffy in the room
And the kids still love teasing
And a bomb still goes boom
But the birds keep singing
I guess they know some secret
As they rise above the gloom
Welcome to your darkest hour
Where the crows are shrieking and
The vultures glower
And you feel like a worm
Trembling on a flower
When it's feeding time
(Instrumental)
And the salesman keeps phoning
Peddling the wares
And work day keeps droning
And the wage is never fair
But the birds don't want it
They're writing sonnets
In the clouds above the fray
Saying hey now
I got to get loose
And head south
Got to quit this roost
And split town
With no cares
Living like birds do