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.
