i was a bird

i was a bird that loved to fly

catching the wind as it went south

and i could touch every inch of sky

and the sweetest songs trilled from my mouth

but i'm no bird anyone can see

and there's no wind waiting for me

it's just a dream

it's just a dream

to be a bird flying free

i was a cloud that loved to drift

offering shade to lay upon

and the greenest grass was my gift

and a summer day was my song

but i'm no cloud anyone can see

and there's just dust instead of green

it's just a dream

it's just a dream

to be a cloud drifting free

i was a light that loved to dance

without a care of who might see

i tempted fate and welcomed chance

and i held the world inside of me

the clouds have fled

and the birds have flown

and the light that was is all but gone

it's just a dream

it's just a dream

to be a light

to be a cloud

to be a bird

flying free