Bird on a Wire Jennifer Warnes/Leonard Cohen ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Like a bird on a wire Like a drunk in a midnight choir I have ____________ in my way To be free Like a fish on a hook Like a knight from an old fashioned book I have ____________ all my ribbons With thee If I have ____________ unkind I hope that you'll just let it go by (let it all go by) If I have ____________ untrue I hope you know It ____________ never to you. Like a baby ( like a baby) stillborn Like a beast with his horn I have ____________ everyone Who ____________ out for me But I swear by this song By all that I've ____________ wrong I'll make it all Up to you (yes, I will) I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch He ____________ out to me Don't ask for so much And a young man leaning on his darkened door He ____________ out to me Why not ask for more Like a bird (like a bird) on a wire (on a wire) Like a drunk in a midnight choir I have ____________ in my way To be free Use past participles of ... be __________ do __________ save __________ tear __________ try __________ Use past forms of ... be __________ call __________ cry __________ reach __________ Bird on a Wire Jennifer Warnes/Leonard Cohen ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Like a bird on a wire Like a drunk in a midnight choir I have tried in my way To be free Like a fish on a hook Like a knight from an old fashioned book I have saved all my ribbons With thee If I have been unkind I hope that you'll just let it go by (let it all go by) If I have been untrue I hope you know It was never to you. Like a baby ( like a baby) stillborn Like a beast with his horn I have torn everyone Who reached out for me But I swear by this song By all that I've done wrong I'll make it all Up to you (yes, I will) I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch He called out to me Don't ask for so much And a young man leaning on his darkened door He cried out to me Why not ask for more Like a bird (like a bird) on a wire (on a wire) Like a drunk in a midnight choir I have tried in my way To be free