And for my opening line, I might try to indicate my state of mindI turn you on, I tell you that I'm laughing just to keep from cryingPretty music, when you hear it, keep on trying to get near itA little rhythm for your spirit, but that's what it's forCome on in, here's the door, now I've seen a sparrow get highAnd waste his time in the skyHe thinks it's easy to fly, he's just a little bit freer than INow here's a mystery, and maybe you can help to make it clear to meWhen you're fast asleep, then what is it that's lighting up the dreams you see?All of your tears can't conceal it, and all of your prayers may not reveal itYou've got soul, say you can feel it, and when you make the scene, well you know what I meanI've seen a sparrow get high, and waste his time in the skyHe thinks it's easy to fly, he's just a little bit freer than IDown here on the ground, when you find folks are giving you the run aroundKeep your game up tight, and if you must just take your secrets undergroundNow politicians are trying to speech you, mad color watchers are trying to teach youVery few will really try to reach you, if you lost me to stack, well that's okayCome on black, now I'd be the last to deny, that I'm just an average guyAnd don't you know each little bird in the sky, is just a little bit freer than IHey ordinary Joe, although they say you're just a lazy so-and-soWhat they think is real, is nothing but an animated puppet showSo don't let time and space confuse you, and don't let name and form abuse youWhen you think Joe Williams blues you, in the light of the sun you can see how they runI've seen a sparrow get high, and waste his time in the skyAnd don't you know he thinks it's easy to fly, he's just a little bit freer than I