Turn me loose
From your hands
Let me fly
To distant lands
Over green fields
Trees and mountains
Flowers
And forest fountains
Home along the lanes of the skyway
For this dark
And lonely room
Projects a shadow
Cast in gloom
And my eyes are mirrors
Of the world outside
Thinking of the way
That the wind can turn the tide
And these shadows turn from purple into grey
For just a skyline pigeon
Dreaming of the open
Waiting for the day
He can spread his wings
Fly away again
Fly away
Skyline pigeon, fly
Towards the dreams you've left
So very far behind
Fly away
Skyline pigeon, fly
Towards the dreams you've left
So very far behind
Just let me wake up
In the morning
To the smell of new mown hay
To laugh and cry
To live and die
In the brightness of my day
I wanna hear the pealing bells
Of distant churches sing
But most of all
Please free me from
This aching metal ring
And open out this cage towards the sun
For just a skyline pigeon
Dreaming of the open
Waiting for the day
He can spread his wings
And fly away again
Fly away
Skyline pigeon, fly
Towards the things you've left
So very far behind
Fly away
Skyline pigeon, fly
Towards the things you've left
So very
So very far
Behind