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 only could, I surely would

Away, I'd rather sail away
  Like a swan that's here and gone
  A man gets tied up to the ground
  He gives the world its saddest sound
  It's 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 only could, I surely would