The Prisoner Lyrics - Both [b&n Exclusive] - The Both

Well, they clear the lanes for bicycles 

before the walks 

Every road and old canal 

And Frysk Hynder gives the doves 

communion with the hawks 

Under wing of the White Owl 

Not every cat has got to wear a bell 

Following the footprints 

where the new snow fell 

I know about the hollow core 

where nothing much can dwell 

So, the bones we buried 

in the yard last season 

Cheerful, they remain 

And the lonely, all so bold 

and armed with reason 

Fearful to complain 

I was the one who read the map of stars 

The Little Dipper from the handlebars 

But you're the one who saw the bridge 

and knew that it was ours 

And now the snow in the street 

is turning gray 

All the birds at our feet have flown away 

It's complicity and heat on holiday 

But jaws of defeat at Zuiderzee 

Asking the prisoner to stay 

And why do they still insist 

When manacles on your wrist 

Only remind you what you've missed? 

And all the snow is turning gray 

All of the birds have flown away 

But I'm gonna stay