Like a bird on a wire Like a bird on a wire Como um pássaro num fio Like a drunk in a midnight choir Like a drunk in a midnight choir como um bêbado num coro da meia-noite I have tried in my way to be free I have tried in my way to be free Eu tentei ser livre a meu modo Like a fish on a hook Like a fish on a hook Como um peixe num anzol Like a knight in an old fashioned book Like a knight in an old fashioned book Como um cavaleiro num livro antigo I have saved all my ribbons with thee I have saved all my ribbons with thee Eu guardei todas as minhas fitas convosco And if I have been unkind And if I have been unkind E se eu estiver sendo mau I hope you will just let it go by I hope you will just let it go by Eu espero que você apenas deixe passar And if I have been untrue And if I have been untrue E se eu tiver sido falso I hope you know it was never to you I hope you know it was never to you Eu espero que você saiba que nunca foi com você Like a baby stillborn Like a baby stillborn Como um bebê nascido morto Like a beast with his horn Like a beast with his horn Como uma besta com seu chifre I have torn everyone who reached out for me I have torn everyone who reached out for me Eu despedacei todos que estenderam-me a mão But I swear by this song But I swear by this song Mas eu juro por essa canção By all I have done wrong By all I have done wrong e por tudo que eu fiz errado I'll make it all up to you I'll make it all up to you Eu compensarei tudo por você I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch Vi um mendingo apoiando-se em sua muleta de madeira He called out to me "Don't ask for so much" He called out to me "Don't ask for so much" Ele gritou-me: "Não peça por tanto." And a young man leaning on his darkened door And a young man leaning on his darkened door E o jovem rapaz encostando-se em sua porta escurecida He cried out to me "Hey, why not ask for more" He cried out to me "Hey, why not ask for more" Ele chorou para mim: "Ei, por que não pedir por mais?" Like a bird on a wire Like a bird on a wire Como um pássaro num fio Like a drunk in a midnight choir Like a drunk in a midnight choir como um bêbado num coro da meia-noite I have tried in my way to be free I have tried in my way to be free Eu tentei ser livre ao meu modo.