'Stood with my kid on the lonely windswept beach The winter sun was on the horizon And we were both out of reach She ran ahead of me looking for the next surprise Our souls were wet, yes Lord From the incoming tide She stopped and turned and looked at me Lord, tears in her eyes It's only a dead bird And its soul has gone to the sky, yeah, yeah Don't you know he's free Not like you and me That bird is free Not like you and me I never ever thought you would be so out of reach And the lonely times have been like poison, child I wish I could practise what I preach Then I can release these feelings that I've been Holding deep inside I been missing you so much, baby We only hear, there can be time By then you will have forgotten The little dead bird on the beach But please don't forget your father, child Because he's out of reach I got a dream, baby And my dream is To be free Freedom for you and me I'm talking about freedom Freedom for you and me You hear my music in the wind Heartbeat like the rolling tide One thing you can be sure of my love Wherever you go, I'll hold your love inside And I told her, look baby Even if he was living And you could hold him in your hands You'd still have to open up one of these days And let that bird fly, free She stopped and turned and looked at me, Lord, with tears in her eyes It's only a dead bird and its soul has gone to the sky Don't you know he's free Freedom for you and me I'm talking about freedom, freedom Freedom for you and me To be free It's all I need baby It's all I dream about baby To be free