You come upon a bird in a pretty cage You feel all its sadness, all its rage A latch to open doors with moving parts You hold the key but you just walk away And life is much harder than you thought Love can't be tamed and it can't be caught And still it sings a song for your heart You decide you want its wings, so you cut them off And still it sings a song for your blackened heart You decide you want its wings, so you cut them off And life is so much harder than you thought Life is so much harder than you thought Oh, love, don't go away Oh, love, don't go away Oh, love, stay in your cage Please stay in your cage Stay You come upon a bird in a pretty cage This time you will help it to escape A latch to open doors with moving parts You turn the key and watch it slip away And then it sings a song for your secret heart You still want its wings, but you let it fly off And life is so much sweeter than you thought Life is so much sweeter than you thought
