Street lights, a Halloween moon tryin' to outshine you
You know it's hard to be a star
Walkin' the city streets you made a crooked path
Tears in your eyes, you're looking for a laugh

You are that bird that flies forever
And it's such a long way down
Haven't you heard, you've got the magic words?

Some joke I tried to make up knocked you down again
You know it's hard to be a ham
When all I wanted was to give you back your smile
Traded you trouble for a little while

You are that bird that flies forever
Don't let 'em bring you down
Haven't you heard, you've got the magic words?

These slippery words, they can mean magic or a curse
Isn't it funny I'd tell you in this verse?
What's worse is I think I know just the way you feel
I have been walking on a smaller scale.

You are that bird that flies forever
I can't write you down
Haven't you heard, you've got the magic words?

Lookin' for order, I have found you make your own,
Everything's given on extended loan
And all I want is to be able to be free
To take the love that's given to me

You are that bird that flies forever
And it's such a long way down
Haven't you heard, you've got the magic words?