Blackbird, why you wearin' that frown?
Well, don'tcha know, Jesus loves you and me and the preacher on TV you're puttin' down?
Blackbird, how I love to hear your songs
Well, I could spend all of my time in the shade of the trees and listen all day long
Oh, yeah-yeah, I could listen all day long
Oh, but you're never hearin', never understandin'
Never seein', not perceivin' and your heart has grown callous
You're in a storm and lost your way
Won'tcha fly to heaven and be saved today?
Blackbird, now you've broken your wings
You try to fly high, but you know that you can't go anywhere, you can't do anything
Blackbird, oh, who put you in your cage?
Tell me, was it God or was it you or was it me?
Well, I guess it don't matter anyway
Oh, no-no, it don't matter, no, not anyway
Oh, but you're never hearin', never understandin'
Never seein', not perceivin' and your heart has grown callous
You're in a storm and lost your way
Won'tcha fly to heaven and be saved today?
Oh, yeah, blackbird, yeah
Well, you say you need a remedy
For the thorn in your pride
I think it's such a tragedy
That you have left Him behind
Say you light your candle
But your love light doesn't shine
You say, you talk to angels
Well, I say, it's such a lie, yeah
Yes, it is now, such a lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie
Oh, but you're never hearin', never understandin'
Never seein', not perceivin' and your heart has grown callous
You're in a storm and lost your way
Won'tcha fly to heaven and be saved today?
Oh, yeah, blackbird, yeah