Spread Your Wings (BBC Session, October 1977) Songtext / Lyric

Sammy was low, just watching the show

Over and over again, knew it was time

He'd made up his mind, Tto leave his dead life behind

His boss said to him, 'Boy you'd better begin

To get those crazy notions right out of your head

Sammy who do you think that you are?

You should've been sweeping up the Emerald bar'



Spread your wings and fly away

Fly away, far away

Spread your little wings and fly away

Fly away, far away

Pull yourself together

Because you know you should do better

That's because you're a free man






He spends his evenings alone in his hotel room

Keeping his thoughts to himself he'd be leaving soon

Wishing he was miles and miles away

Nothing in this world, nothing, would make him stay



Since he was small, had no luck at all

Nothing came easy to him

Now it was time he'd made up his mind

'This could be my last chance'

His boss said to him... 'now listen boy

You're always dreaming

You've got no real ambition you won't get very far

Sammy boy, don't you know who you are?

Why can't you be happy at the Emerald bar?'



So honey Spread your wings and fly away

Fly away, far away

Spread your little wings and fly away

Fly away, far away

Pull yourself together

Because you know you should do better

That's because you're a free man

Come on honey