[Verse 1]
Someday, I'll be so far away from all of you
All this unspoken ridicule
You'll never rule my life like the way that you used to
I find I am much better off out on my own
Maybe a house, but not a home
You'll wake to find I've changed my mind
I'm sorry, but this bird has flown
This bird has flown

[Chorus]
So let these fools run free
To be the ones they want to be
These chains, they're falling off all over me
My friends, I hope you get to see
That I don't need your pleas
And empty, cold apologies
Your friends just haven't been real friends to me
It's time for me to spread my wings

[Verse 2]
I feel fine and feeling fine is good enough
I'm alone and though it may be rough
I can't lie, I'm free to fly, I don't belong to anyone
Had a friend and I put you on a pedestal
I may be dumb, but I'm no fool
So keep your throne, it's all you own
And all that you'll ever know
This bird has flown
[Chorus]
So let these fools run free
To be the ones they want to be
These chains, they're falling off all over me
My friends, I hope you get to see
That I don't need your pleas
And empty, cold apologies
Your friends just haven't been real friends to me
It's time for me to spread my wings

[Bridge]
You will never be
Able to exam me and clip these wings
And I know that all that I can see
Is the open sky out in front of me
You will never be
Able to exam me and clip these wings
And I know that all that I can see
Is the open sky out in front of me

[Chorus]
So let these fools run free
To be the ones they want to be
These chains, they're falling off all over me
My friends, I hope you get to see
That I don't need your pleas
And empty, cold apologies
Your friends just haven't been real friends to me
It's time for me to spread my wings