If I was a bird, you'd clip my wings Tell me you love me honey Then keep me locked in your cage But I don't take to being on display Thoughts of a steady life Make my heart yearn to fly away Carry me, where the wild winds blow Carry me, wherever they go Carry me, let it carry me Where the wild winds blow I run like a river, won't you let me wind Sometimes I'm lazy baby Sometimes the rapids will rise Please don't levee where I go Come drift here with me Let's see where the current flows Carry me, as the waters rise Carry me, to distant skies Carry me, let it carry me As the waters rise As the waters rise As the waters rise As the waters rise As the waters rise