[Verse 1]

I've been going down that long lonesome road, man

And I've been doing it for a while

I've been going down that long lonesome road, man

Looking for a special smile

Now I work the bars, New York to Frisco

I could never make it pay

You know how money goes, it slips right through your fingers

One more dollar, one more day

[Chorus]

The bluebird he has no money

The bluebird he has no kin

The bluebird he wears no time-clock

He answers to the wind

[Verse 2]

I've been going down that same old road, babe

Like the world I'm adding on some years

I've shoved a hundred million quarters in the jukebox

I've served a barrel full of beers

Now I've listened to some troubles in my lifetime

I've seen a lot of grown men cry

You know that old tune called "Over the Rainbow?"

Well, if the bluebird flies, then why can't I?

[Chorus]

The bluebird he has no money

The bluebird he has no kin

The bluebird he wears no time-clock

He answers to the wind

[Verse 3]

I've always lived my life like there ain't no tomorrow

Yes I always have and always will

Behind me all my yesterdays go stretching out like boxcars

Disappearing round some hill

Now, I always thought that life was for living

But nothing is as easy as it seems

Well, I wished I was a bluebird flying

I guess I'm always trying to find a rainbow in my dreams

[Chorus]

The bluebird he has no money

The bluebird he has no kin

The bluebird wears no time-clock

He answers to the wind