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