Peers into my soul
Oh Lord, I am overcome with shame
I just can't let her go
Now, don't you think I know
She shall be my prisoner her lifelong
Oh Lord, when your jeweler's eye
Poor bird who has done no harm
To let my songbird go
Oh, I beg a gift I dare not claim
My songbird wants her freedom
But I can't find it in myself
To let my songbird go
My songbird wants her freedom
Take me Lord, and purify
But I can't find it in myself
How I crave the liquor of her song
Heal me with a word
Now, don't you think I know
What harm could she do