You're a grown man of thirty-five (thirty-five) Who ain't concerned with time and still wastes mine Soon as you put me in the dinghy Out the blue I'm too clingy Wah... you took me for the ride all along I tried to take it all in my stride Ergo my face of chipped pride A single dove is hard to find And this ain't the sea side Now I'm a bird in the city And, if you think I'm so pretty Why, why do I spend my nights alone? And, I'm singin' Aah~oo~da~ ×３ Birds in the city Aah~oo~da~ ×２ (Some birds aren't meant to be caged) (Their feathers are just too bright) Aah~oo~da~ ×４ I ain't tryin' to have a fight tonight (uh-uh, uh-uh) Gorillas holla from the building side (oo, ah, ah, ah, ah) And, I ain't even tryin' to hear it Now their callin' me a ***** (gasp) ah Damned if I do or when I don't (when I don't) Aah~oo~da~ ×３ Birds in the city Aah~oo~da~ ×２ (Some birds aren't meant to be caged) (Their feathers are just too bright) Aah~oo~da~ ×４ I don't care if its a Hummer or Rolex (dada) White front or all over (dadadadada) But in card or cash or bouncing checks Leave the dishes served with disrespect Aah~oo~da~ ×３ Birds in the city Aah~oo~da~ ×２ (Some birds aren't meant to be caged) (Their feathers are just too bright) Aah~oo~da~ ×３ Birds in the city Aah~oo~da~ ×２
[00:07.60]You're a grown man of thirty-five (thirty-five) [00:12.10]Who ain't concerned with time and still wastes mine [00:16.30]Soon as you put me in the dinghy [00:19.00]Out the blue I'm too clingy [00:20.50]Wah... you took me for the ride all along [00:26.30]I tried to take it all in my stride [00:28.90]Ergo my face of chipped pride [00:31.00]A single dove is hard to find [00:33.60]And this ain't the sea side [00:35.30]Now I'm a bird in the city [00:37.40]And, if you think I'm so pretty [00:39.20]Why, why do I spend my nights alone? [00:43.40]And, I'm singin' [00:44.60]Aah~oo~da~ ×３ [00:52.45]Birds in the city [00:53.80]Aah~oo~da~ ×２ [00:58.40](Some birds aren't meant to be caged) [01:01.50](Their feathers are just too bright) [01:03.15]Aah~oo~da~ ×４ [01:15.30]I ain't tryin' to have a fight tonight (uh-uh, uh-uh) [01:19.30]Gorillas holla from the building side (oo, ah, ah, ah, ah) [01:24.00]And, I ain't even tryin' to hear it [01:26.50]Now their callin' me a ***** (gasp) ah [01:28.55]Damned if I do or when I don't (when I don't) [01:33.40]Aah~oo~da~ ×３ [01:41.10]Birds in the city [01:42.72]Aah~oo~da~ ×２ [01:47.30](Some birds aren't meant to be caged) [01:50.40](Their feathers are just too bright) [01:52.10]Aah~oo~da~ ×４ [02:01.75]I don't care if its a Hummer or Rolex (dada) [02:06.35]White front or all over (dadadadada) [02:11.00]But in card or cash or bouncing checks [02:15.60]Leave the dishes served with disrespect [02:20.20]Aah~oo~da~ ×３ [02:27.80]Birds in the city [02:29.40]Aah~oo~da~ ×２ [02:34.00](Some birds aren't meant to be caged) [02:37.00](Their feathers are just too bright) [02:38.75]Aah~oo~da~ ×３ [02:46.60]Birds in the city [02:48.20]Aah~oo~da~ ×２
