Envious of seagulls Flying free above the bay Some folks live like eagles Or pigeons made of clay Some go peck old cheetos And some go streaking for a fish Beneath the waves Hey now Said I got to get loose And head south Got to quit this roost And split town With no cares Living like birds do (Instrumental) And it feels like I'm freezing But it's stuffy in the room And the kids still love teasing And a bomb still goes boom But the birds keep singing I guess they know some secret As they rise above the gloom Welcome to your darkest hour Where the crows are shrieking and The vultures glower And you feel like a worm Trembling on a flower When it's feeding time (Instrumental) And the salesman keeps phoning Peddling the wares And work day keeps droning And the wage is never fair But the birds don't want it They're writing sonnets In the clouds above the fray Saying hey now I got to get loose And head south Got to quit this roost And split town With no cares Living like birds do