"Freebird" lyrics

"Freebird"

If I leave here tomorrow
Would you still remember me?
For I must be traveling on now
'Cause there's too many places I've got to see.

But if I stayed here with you, girl,
Things just couldn't be the same.
'Cause I'm as free as a bird now,
And this bird you cannot change.
And this bird you cannot change.
And this bird you cannot change.
Lord knows I can't change.

Bye, bye, baby, it's been a sweet love, yeah,
Though this feeling I can't change.
But please don't take it so badly,
'Cause Lord knows I'm to blame.

But if I stayed here with you, girl,
Things just couldn't be the same.
'Cause I'm as free as a bird now,
And this bird you'll never change.
And the bird you cannot change.
And this bird you cannot change.
Lord knows, I can't change.
Lord, help me, I can't change.

Lord, I can't change.
Won't you fly high, free bird, yeah?


Thanks to spiralshark, Jayden, AnshumanF, Lexii Rose, Tanny for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant
"Free Bird", released as a single in November of 1974, became the band's second Top-40 hit in early 1975, reaching number 19 on the 25th of January.
The version of this song without the faded ending was included on the band's "Skynyrd's Innyrds: Their Greatest Hits" album in 1989.
A live version of this track re-entered the charts in late 1976 and peaked at number 38 in January 1977.
Guitar World put this song at number 3 on its list of 100 Greatest Guitar Solos.
Lynyrd Skynyrd usually end their live shows with this song, which can go over 14 minutes.