roll up this ad to continue
Verse
G Em
'I could have been a giant,' said the bonsai tree,
C Am D
'but someone bound my roots and held me down.'
G Em
'I could have reached the heavens,' said the snowy owl,
C D G
'but they clipped my wings and kept me on the ground.'
C D G
'I think I heard them tell me that they loved me;
C Am D
that they'd care for me, without them I would die.
G Em
But what's the use of roots if you can't spread them?
C D G
What's the use of wings if you can't fly?'
Verse
G Em
'I could have been a singer,' said the Myna bird,
C Am D
'but they caged me and they told me what to say.'
G Em
'I could have run forever,' said the pony,
C D G
'but they bridled me and made me go their way.'
C D G
'I think I heard them tell me that they loved me;
C Am D
that they'd care for me forever so it seems.
G Em
But what's the use of voices without freedom?
C D G
What's the use of living others' dreams?'
Bridge
C D G
Why do people cage the things they love the most?
C Am D
Is it simply that they fear to be alone?
G Em
If you give your love its freedom, it may stay a while.
C D G
If it leaves you, it was never yours to own.
Verse
G Em
'I could have found adventure,' said the angelfish,
C Am D
'now my world's so small there's nowhere left to go.'
G Em
'I could have ruled a kingdom,' said the lion,
C D G
'now this land inside my head is all I know.'
C D G
'I think I heard them tell me that they loved me;
C Am D
that they'd care for me, and tell me it's alright.
G Em
But what's the use of life without adventure?
C D G
What's the use of strength if you can't fight?'
Bridge
C D G
Why do people cage the things they love the most?
C Am D
Is it simply that they fear to be alone?
G Em
If you give your love its freedom, it may stay a while.
C D G
If it leaves you, it was never yours to own.
C D G
'I think I heard them tell me that they loved me;
C Am D
that they'd care for me, without them I would die.
G Em
But what's the use of roots if you can't spread them?
C D G
What's the use of wings if you can't fly?'