Turn me loose from your hands 
Let me fly to distant lands 
Over green fields, trees and mountains 
Flowers and forest fountains 
Home along the lanes of the skyway 
 
For this dark and lonely room 
Projects a shadow cast in gloom 
And my eyes are mirrors 
Of the world outside 
Thinking of the way 
That the wind can turn the tide 
And these shadows turn 
From purple into grey 
 
For just a Skyline Pigeon 
Dreaming of the open 
Waiting for the day 
He can spread his wings 
And fly away again 
Fly away skyline pigeon fly 
Towards the dreams 
You've left so very far behind 
 
Just let me wake up in the morning 
To the smell of new mown hay 
To laugh and cry, to live and die 
In the brightness of my day 
 
I want to hear the pealing bells 
Of distant churches sing 
But most of all please free me 
From this aching metal ring 
And open out this cage towards the sun