(Paul Simon/Jorge Milchberg)
I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail.
Yes I would.
If I could,
I surely would.
I'd rather be a hammer than a nail.
Yes I would.
If I could,
I surely would.
CHORUS
Away, I'd rather sail away
Like a swan that's here and gone
A man grows older every day
It gives the world
Its saddest sound,
Its saddest sound.
I'd rather be a forest than a street.
Yes I would.
If I could,
I surely would.
I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet,
Yes I would.
If I could,
I surely would.
CHORUS
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The meaning of this song is rather obvious. Who wants to be the one who gets the bad things in life? Unfortunately, the fact that the lyrics say "if I could" indicates the singer is living the negative, and longs for the opposite, but has no power to change his situation.
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