High Flying Bird

There's a high-flying bird way up in the sky
And I wonder does he look down as he flies on by
He's riding so easy way, way up in the sky
Look at me here
I'm just rooted like a tree here
Got the sit down, can't cry
Oh Lord, I wanna die blues
I once had a man
You know he lived way down inside of his mind
But he never saw the sun
Oh Lord, but he never, never stopped trying
And then one day
My man, he up and he died
He up and he died on me
Mmm, his death is gone now
He wanted to fly
But the only way to fly was to die
The sun comes along
You know he lights up the day
When he gets tired, he slides on over the way
Where is east to west?
He gets to go every day
Oh Lord, look at me here
You know I'm rooted like a tree here
I got the sit down, can't cry
I wanna die blues
There's a high-flying bird way up in the sky
And I wonder does he look down as he flies on by
He's riding so easy way, way up in the sky
Oh Lord, look at me here
I'm just rooted like a tree here
Ooh, I got the sit down, can't cry
Oh Lord, I wanna die blues