Sammy was low
Just watching the show
Over and over again
Knew it was time
He'd made up his mind
To leave his dead life behind
His boss said to him
Boy you'd better begin
To get those crazy notions
right out of your head
Sammy who do you
think that you are
You should've been sweeping
up the Emerald Bar
Spread your wings and fly away
Fly away far away
Spread your little wings
and fly away
Fly away far away
Pull yourself together
'Cos you know you should do better
That's because you're a free man
He spends his evenings alone
in his hotel room
Keeping his thoughts to himself
he'd be leaving soon
Wishing he was miles
and miles away
Nothing in this world nothing
would make him stay
Since he was small
Had no luck at all
Nothing came easy to him
Now it was time
He'd made up his mind
This could be my last chance
His boss said to him
Now listen boy
You're always dreaming
You've got no real ambition
you won't get very far
Sammy boy
don't you know who you are
Why can't you be happy
at the Emerald Bar
So honey
Spread your wings and fly away
Fly away far away
Spread your little wings
and fly away
Fly away far away
Pull yourself together
'Cos you know you should do better
That's because you're a free man