He has flown all over
He has seen the world
He has tasted every colour of the sky
He's looked down at children
Calling out his name
And their laughter could be heard from way up high
Tell me, ancient bird
Could you share with me
All that you have heard
All there is to see?
Learn to fly and hear the stories they'll tell
About a bird who knows a song from every land
Not afraid to soar above where others fell
Takes the leap, and the world is at his hand
He has winked at lovers
Seen the start of wars
He's seen murderers walk free while heroes die
As the world got smaller
On and on he went
Ever forward with the sunrise in his eye
Tell me, ancient bird
Could you share with me
All that you have heard
All there is to see?
Learn to fly and hear the stories they'll tell
About a bird who knows a song from every land
Not afraid to soar above where others fell
Takes the leap, and the world is at his hand
Fly on high
Close your eyes
Breathe the skies
On and on
Sing the song
Let it rise
Now the song is quiet
And the air is still
And from here the trees look so hopelessly tall
And his chest is rusty
And his wings are bare
But he wouldn't trade one second of it all