"The Bird Has Flown (1998 Remaster)" lyrics

Oh, the beggar on his cornerstone
Catches pity in 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 flakes of snow

Hey

The sensation is not new to you
It's something we 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 its own
Somewhere all alone

Hey!

Oh, the hermit in his lonely cave
Has himself to keep him company
But the lover whose bird has flown
Has his heartaches just the same as me

Sensation

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
Has his heartaches just the same as me

Just the same as me
I can't stand it

And the bird has flown