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SONGBIRD

I was walking in the forest
When I heard a songbird sing.
It came up to me so I caught it
And put it in a cage.
I loved to sit and watch it
Loved to hear the songbird sing.

CHORUS

A bird in the cage is half a bird.
A bird that can't fly is half a bird.

I fed it
Gave it water
Even cleaned it's cage.
Loved to sit and watch it
Loved to hear the songbird sing.

Few months later I went walking
And I heard a songbird sing.
Watched it soar in the sky
Watched it spread it's lovely wings.

Freedom, Freedom
A bird in the cage is half a bird.

One morning I woke up
The songbird didn't sing.
Checked it's food
Checked it's water
But the songbird didn't sing.

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from Don't Quit Your Day Job, released October 22, 2012

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Mel Borins Toronto, Ontario

Mel started playing guitar when he was 16. When in High School and University he played in coffee houses, parties and talent shows and anywhere that would have him. He started writing songs in High School. His songs are varied. Folk, rock, country, rap, comedy, children's. Music is a way of sharing his innermost thoughts and feelings. Listen and let him know what you think. ... more

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