A' when I wake up in the mornin' 
 I look at the sky up ahead 
 And I wonder what it'd be like 
 To be there, yes to be there 
    Now I can tell you lots o' stories 
 I can tell you how it should be 
 But if you wanna find a good life 
 A' take it from me, yes take it from me   
 'Cause you gotta fly away like the blue bird 
 'Cause you gotta fly away to touch the sun 
 'Cause you gotta fly away come tomorrow 
 Can't cha' see? Lord, can't you see?   
 Now I can't tell you how to live 
 I hope that you can understand 
 So when you're down you have to find a way 
 To be a man, yes to be a man   
 'Cause you gotta fly away like the blue bird 
 'Cause you gotta fly away to touch the sun 
 'Cause you gotta fly away come tomorrow 
 Can't you see? Lord, can't you see? 
 Fly away!