Oh the beggar on his cornerstone
Catches pity in his wrinkled hand
But the lover whose bird has flown

Catches nothing only grains of sand

All the children in the distant house

They have feelings only children know
But the lover whose bird has flown
Catches nothing only flakes of snow


The sensation is not new to you
It's something we all have known

You get it - it goes right through you
Yes it's something we all have known


And the bird it has flown
To a place on it's own
Somewhere all alone


Now the hermit in his lonely cave
Has himself to keep him company

But the lover whose bird has flown
He has heartaches same as you and me


The sensation's not new to you
It's something we all have known
You get it - it goes right through you

Yes it's something we all have known

And the bird it has flown


Now the hermit in his lonely cave
Has himself to keep him company

But the lover whose bird has flown
He has heartaches same as you and me


Oh it's started snowing