Wings chained
For the twentieth time
I stand in line
Waiting for my chance to buy
A ticket to move away
New stamp on passport’s page
More fee to pay
You’ve been denied
You can’t complain
Just because I was born here
Does it mean I’ll never feel
The ocean surf the warmth of sand
The air in some faraway land
And just because I ain’t no rich
I’m doomed to watch the world on screen
Sometimes I wish I had wings
Denied once more I’m locked inside
This state sized prison with barbed wire
Denied once more I’m locked inside
This state sized prison with barbed wire
Just because I was born here
Does it mean I’ll never feel
The ocean surf the warmth of sand
The air in some faraway land
And just because I ain’t no rich
I’m doomed to watch the world on screen
Sometimes I wish I had wings