I'm not a rat to be spat upon,
Locked up in this room.
Those bars that look towards the sun
At night look towards the moon.
Every day the swallows play
In the clouds of love –
Make me wish that I had wings,
Take me high above.
And I looked high,
Saw the empty sky,
If I could only –
Could only fly.
I'd drift with them
In endless space
But no man flies
From this place.
At night I lie upon my bench
And stare towards the stars,
The cold night air comes creeping in,
And home seems oh, so far.
If I could only swing
Upon those twinkling dots above,
I'd look down from the heavens
Upon the ones I love.
Hey, the lucky locket
Hangs around your precious neck,
Some luck I ever got with you,
And I wouldn't like to bet
That sooner or later you'll own
Just one half of this land
By shining your eyes on the wealth
Of every man.
Just send up my love,
Ain't seen nothing but tears,
Now I've got myself
In this room for years.
I don't see no one, I never see no anyone
