Oh, the beggar on his cornerstone

Catches pity on his wrinkled hand

But the lover whose bird has flown

Catches nothing, only grains of sand



All the children in the distant house

They have feelings only children know

But the lover whose bird has flown

Catches nothing, only grains of snow



The sensation is not new to you

It's something you all have known

You get it, it goes right through you

Yes, it's something we all have known



And the bird it has flown

To a place on it's own

Somewhere all alone



Oh, the hermit in his lonely cave

Has himself to keep him company

But the lover whose bird has flown

He has his heartache just the same as me



The sensation is not new to you

It's something you all have known

You get it, it goes right through you

Yes, it's something we all have known



And the bird has flown



Oh, the hermit in his lonely cave

Has himself to keep him company

But the lover whose bird has flown

He has his heartache just the same as me



I can't stand it

My bird has flown