Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter & Vince Gill
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter
[Verse]
I was a bird that loved to fly
Catching the wind as it went south
And I could touch every inch of sky
And the sweetest songs trilled from my mouth
But I'm no bird anyone can see
And there's no wind waiting for me
It's just a dream, it's just a dream
To be a bird flying free
I was a cloud that loved to drift
Offering shade to lay upon
And the greenest grass was my gift
And a summer day was my song
But I'm no cloud anyone can see
And there's just dust instead of green
It's just a dream, it's just a dream
To be a cloud drifting free
I was a light that loved to dance
Without a care of who might see
I tempted fate and welcomed chance
And I held the world inside of me
The clouds have fled, and the birds have flown
And the light that was is all but gone
It's just a dream, it's just a dream
[Outro]
To be a light
To be a cloud
To be a bird
Flying free
I Was a Bird was written by Mary Chapin Carpenter.
I Was a Bird was produced by Matt Rollings & Mary Chapin Carpenter.