A thousand people on the street The rain is trying to drown my feet The cold bites into every bone The solemn faces pass me by A gray veneer on buried smiles A crowded train to take me home If I close my eyes a minute See a world within a minute Standing on the road my wings to take me high If I could fly See the world beneath me Feel as though I'm set free Oh, if I could fly A simple smile can change a day An understanding look can say I know exactly how u feel But we have learned to build our walls so very strong and very tall for fear of what the world might steal If I close my eyes a minute See a world within a minute standing on the road my wings to take me high If I could fly See the world beneath me Feel as though I'm set free Oh, if i could fly If I could fly See the world beneath me Feel as though I'm set free Oh, if I could fly