Well I went to the pet store
To buy a feather friend
Had the clerk show me my options
Of all and what they had
Now there were parakeets
And ducks and geese
But I saw one way in the back
And I said sir what about her
He just looked and laughed
This ones a free bird
She's only got one wing
And it seems that at the darkest hour
Is about the only time she sings
We can't charge a lot
Found in the parking lot
Abused and left out in the rain
This ones a free bird
Just buy her a cage
So I took her home
And threw away that cage
I guess she can't go far
And hope she wants to stay
Every night its like she could fly
Her song soars with the moon in the sky
And I just smile
Listen for a while
By the window sill
Now she's a free bird
She doesn't need both wings
And it seems that at the darkest hour
That bird loves to sing
She don't need a lot just a perching spot
A shelter from the wind and the rain
Now she's a free bird
And that's the song she sings
(Whistle)
