Skyline Pigeon
Turn me loose from your handsLet me fly to distant landsOver green fields, trees and mountainsFlowers and forest fountainsHome along the lanes of the skyway
For this dark and lonely roomProjects a shadow cast in gloomAnd my eyes are mirrorsOf the world outsideThinking of the wayThat the wind can turn the tideAnd these shadows turnFrom purple into grey
For just a Skyline PigeonDreaming of the openWaiting for the dayHe can spread his wingsAnd fly away againFly away skyline pigeon flyTowards the dreamsYou've left so very far behind
Just let me wake up in the morningTo the smell of new mown hayTo laugh and cry, to live and dieIn the brightness of my day
I want to hear the pealing bellsOf distant churches singBut most of all please free meFrom this aching metal ringAnd open out this cage towards the sun