There’s a blue bird in my heart
That wants to get out
But am too tough on him
I say, stay in there, I’m not going to let anybody see u

There’s a blue bird in my heart that wants to get out
But I pour water on him
And inhale perfume
And the teachers and the doctors and the grocery clerks
Never know that he’s in there

There’s a blue bird in my heart
That wants to get out
But I’m too tough for him
I say, stay down, do you wanna mess me up?
Do u want to destroy the works
Blow my dreams on earth

There’s a blue bird in my heart that wants to get out
But I’m too clever
I only let him out at night sometimes
When everybody is asleep
I say, I know that you’re there
So don’t be sad
Then I put him back
But he’s singing a little in there
I haven’t quite let him die
And we sleep together like that with our secret pact