Sammy was low,
just watching the show
over and over again
He knew it was time,
he made up his mind
to leave his dead life behind
His boss said to him,
boy you'd better begin
To get those crazy notions right out of your head
Tell me who
do you think that you are?
You should have been sweeping up the Emerald Bar
Spread your wings and fly away,
fly away,
far away
Spread your little wings and fly away,
fly away,
far away
Since he was small,
he had no luck at all
Nothing came easy to him
And now it was time,
he made up his mind
This could be my last chance
His boss said to him,
boy you're
always dreaming
You've got no real ambition,
you won't get
very far
Sammy boy,
don't you know who you are?
Why can't you be happy at the Emerald Bar?
So honey,
spread your wings and fly away,
fly away,
far away
Spread your little wings and fly away,
fly away,
far away
Cause you know you should do better,
that's because you're a free man
He spends his evenings alone
in his hotel room
Keeping his thoughts to himself, he'd
be leaving soon Wishing he was miles and miles away
Nothing,
nothing in this world could make him stay
Sammy,
who do you think that you are?
You should have been sweeping up at the Emerald
Bar
Spread your wings and fly away,
fly away,
far away
Cause
you know you should do better,
that's because you're a free man