Alison Krauss
Crippled Bird
[Verse 1]
A broken heart like a broken wing
It must have its time to mend
I am like a crippled bird
In hopes one day to fly again

[Verse 2]
I loved you so and I was faithful
I cared more than words could say
But love is cruel and life is hateful
Now you've gone and flown away

[Chorus]
Oh, to die, would be a pleasure
Slow to heal, but quick to cry
Fragile as a sparrow's feather
Crippled bird too blue to fly

[Verse 3]
Oh, the loss is cold and shameful
And the grief so deep and sharp
There is nothing quite as painful
As a true blue broken heart

[Chorus]
Oh, to die, would be a pleasure
Slow to heal, but quick to cry
Fragile as a sparrow's feather
Crippled bird too blue to fly
[Outro]
Fragile as a sparrow's feather
Crippled bird too blue to fly