作词 : Ian Anderson 作曲 : Ian Anderson Everybody's jumping on the circus train Some jump high, some jump off again And the razzmatazz is rolling, women folk unveiled All truths to light, all crosses nailed Aiming high where the eagle circles Where he keeps his tail feathers clean And wonders am I still a free bird Or just a part of the machine They hitch their covered wagons and they roll out west Politics in the pockets of their Sunday best Shaking hands, kissing babies for all that they're worth Oh, they promise you gold, promise heaven on earth Still, that old bald eagle circles It's not the first time that he's seen His reflection in the eyes of innocence He's become just another part of the machine Part of the machine I wish I had an eagle like you To look up to He could be my wings to fly in a big bird sky Up above the whole machine Part of the machine Smart guys aren't running, they're home and dry Up in the mountains where the eagle flies They wouldn't take that job offered on a plate They gotta fly with the eagle and he won't wait Looking down on the smoke and the factories 'Til the truth creeps up unseen They see themselves in the faces of their children And realize they too are part of the machine Part of the machine I wish I had an eagle like you To wake up to He could be my wings to fly In a big bird sky Hey, let's be part of the machine Part of the machine Part of the machine
作词 : Ian Anderson 作曲 : Ian Anderson Everybody's jumping on the circus train Some jump high, some jump off again And the razzmatazz is rolling, women folk unveiled All truths to light, all crosses nailed Aiming high where the eagle circles Where he keeps his tail feathers clean And wonders am I still a free bird Or just a part of the machine They hitch their covered wagons and they roll out west Politics in the pockets of their Sunday best Shaking hands, kissing babies for all that they're worth Oh, they promise you gold, promise heaven on earth Still, that old bald eagle circles It's not the first time that he's seen His reflection in the eyes of innocence He's become just another part of the machine Part of the machine I wish I had an eagle like you To look up to He could be my wings to fly in a big bird sky Up above the whole machine Part of the machine Smart guys aren't running, they're home and dry Up in the mountains where the eagle flies They wouldn't take that job offered on a plate They gotta fly with the eagle and he won't wait Looking down on the smoke and the factories 'Til the truth creeps up unseen They see themselves in the faces of their children And realize they too are part of the machine Part of the machine I wish I had an eagle like you To wake up to He could be my wings to fly In a big bird sky Hey, let's be part of the machine Part of the machine Part of the machine