And for my opening line, I might try to indicate my state of mind
I turn you on, I tell you that I'm laughing just to keep from crying
Pretty music, when you hear it, keep on trying to get near it
A little rhythm for your spirit, but that's what it's for
Come on in, here's the door, now I've seen a sparrow get high
And waste his time in the sky
He thinks it's easy to fly, he's just a little bit freer than I
Now here's a mystery, and maybe you can help to make it clear to me
When you're fast asleep, then what is it that's lighting up the dreams you see?
All of your tears can't conceal it, and all of your prayers may not reveal it
You've got soul, say you can feel it, and when you make the scene, well you know what I mean
I've seen a sparrow get high, and waste his time in the sky
He thinks it's easy to fly, he's just a little bit freer than I
Down here on the ground, when you find folks are giving you the run around
Keep your game up tight, and if you must just take your secrets underground
Now politicians are trying to speech you, mad color watchers are trying to teach you
Very few will really try to reach you, if you lost me to stack, well that's okay
Come on black, now I'd be the last to deny, that I'm just an average guy
And don't you know each little bird in the sky, is just a little bit freer than I
Hey ordinary Joe, although they say you're just a lazy so-and-so
What they think is real, is nothing but an animated puppet show
So don't let time and space confuse you, and don't let name and form abuse you
When you think Joe Williams blues you, in the light of the sun you can see how they run
I've seen a sparrow get high, and waste his time in the sky
And don't you know he thinks it's easy to fly, he's just a little bit freer than I