Young Robin - Greg Brown

I’m a young robin way up hig

Too old for the nest, too young to die

Watching the jays and the grackles sail by

Calling me bad names

I know I could fly if I wanted to

I know I could fly if I wanted to

I know I could fly if I wanted to

I don’t want to, right now

One of my brothers tried too fast

And his first flight was his last-

I saw him flopping around in the grass

And that fat cat saw him too

Dad sit singing at the top of the tree

Mom floats by and says to me

Take your time, just wait 'til you’re ready

Just watch me for awhile

Oh, I know you could fly if you wanted to

I know you could fly if you wanted to

I know you could fly if you wanted to

Do you want to, right now?

I’ll just ease out where the tree meets the sky

And wait for a good breeze blowing by

And spread my wings and close my eyes-

Here goes nothing

I knew I could fly if I wanted to

I knew I could fly if I wanted to

I knew I could fly if I wanted to

And I want to, I want to, I want to

Right now