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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings Lyrics by Nicotine

An Open Letter

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[Verse 1]
Got a lover boy and he's so fly
I'll bow my head and close my eyes
When the blues weighs heavy on his hands
And steals his life away
His kisses sting sweet like cinnamon
I grab his hands and pray in them
Mother God, let him see another day
Strange fruit trees growing rapidly
In the land that is surrounding me
Sister, brother, help me
I can't come through
Sinking into solid ground
Please lift me up don't let me down
Storms are rolling in
While the sky is still blue

[Hook]
Caged bird, caged bird
Sing your heart out
But you can't, no you can't fly away
Caged bird, caged bird
Let it all out
Sing away, sing away all the pain

[Verse 2]
I lay my head on my mama's lap
She runs her hands all through my naps
And she begs me to stay
She don't want me to leave the nest
But the seasons changed and so have I
The crows migrated from the sky
Mama, I love you
But this time I know best

[Hook]
Caged bird, caged bird
Sing your heart out
But you can't, no you can't fly away
Caged bird, caged bird
Let it all out
Sing away, sing away all the pain

[Verse 3]
Loverboy with skin so brown
Hair like wool and eyes so round
And when he touches me he makes my skin sing
Our little love is do or die
Our wings are clipped, our feet are tied
But one day we're gonna make our freedom ring

[Hook: x3]
Caged bird, caged bird
Sing your heart out
But you can't, no you can't fly away
Caged bird, caged bird
Let it all out
Sing away, sing away all the pain
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Nicotine

Nicotine

About “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” by Nicotine

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"I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings" is credited to Nicotine. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings" appears on "An Open Letter".

Visit the Nicotine artist page at /artist/nicotine for biography, popular tracks, and links to more lyric pages.

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