I know why the caged bird sings
It's for me
It's for me
I know why the caged bird sings

Today i am helpless
And time stands still
And the world goes on racing
As the world always will
And days turn to weeks
And weeks into months
Leaving no answers
And treasures lost
Now all that i have is all that i am
Not much more than the shell of a man
There's no revelations
No wisdom no rhymes
No freedom no pleasure
No songs that are mine
I'm a ship lost at sea
In the waves and disease

Chaos above me neptune beneath

I can't see the stars that guide the way
This night's just begun
And dawn's so far away

What will happen?

Chaos above me neptune beneath

No life is never fair it owes me nothing
Just when i had it all i lost everything
But somehow god is good and god is loving
And just when i lost it all i gained everything

I know why the caged bird sings
It's for me
It's for me

I know why the caged bird sings
It's for me
That i might see.