Birdie

	  		
 

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Verse 1 

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  Like a bird locked up in a cage called love 
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  He clipped her wings when she was born to fly 
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He said  "A pretty bird you can't sing 
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But I'll buy you diamonds and ruby rings" 
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Like a bird locked up in a cage 

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And how can I escape this place and go higher higher? 
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How can I avoid the flames from your fire fire? 
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And oh you can't hold me down no 
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Oh you can't pull me down 
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  So birdie fly away (Higher higher) 
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So birdie fly away (Higher higher) 
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So birdie fly away 


Verse 2 

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  I'm tired of getting lost inside this maze all day 
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  Your twisted words are getting to my head 
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I say "And no more glasses and seeing stars 
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And no more bruises and battle scars" 
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Like a bird locked up in a cage 

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And how can I escape this place and go higher higher? 
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How can I avoid the flames from your fire fire? 
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And oh you can't hold me down no 
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Oh you can't pull me down 
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  So birdie fly away (Higher higher) 
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So birdie fly away (Higher higher) 
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So birdie fly away 


Bridge

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I ain't your prisoner 
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You can't lock me up no more 
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I'll show you what I'm worth 
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Take back what I deserve 
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I ain't your prisoner 
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You can't chain me down no more 
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Goddamn it's gonna hurt 
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So fly away little bird 


And how can I escape this place and go higher higher? 
How can I avoid the flames from your fire fire? 
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And oh you can't hold me down no 
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Oh you can't pull me down 
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  So birdie fly away 

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(Oh oh oh) 
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  Can you hear me? (Oh oh oh) 
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  Are you listening? (Oh oh oh) 
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  Set me free  set me free 
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(Oh oh oh) 
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  Can you hear me? (Oh oh oh) 
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  Are you listening? (Oh oh oh) 
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  Set me free  set me free