I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail
我寧可是隻麻雀，也不願做一隻蝸牛
Yes I would. If I could, I surely would
沒錯，如果可以，我會這樣選擇
I'd rather be a hammer than a nail
我寧可是支鐵鎚，也不願是一根鐵釘
Yes I would, If I only could, I surely would
沒錯，如果真的可以，我會這樣選擇

Away, I'd rather sail away
我願航行到遠方
Like a swan that's here and gone
像來了又去的天鵝
A man gets tied up to the ground
一個人如果被束縛在地上
He gives the world its saddest sound
他會向世界發出最悲傷的聲音
It's saddest sound
最悲傷的聲音

I'd rather be a forest than a street
我寧可是座森林，也不願是一條街道
Yes I would, If I could, I surely would
沒錯，如果可以，我會這樣選擇
I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet
我寧可感受大地就在你的腳下
Yes I would, If I only could, I surely would
沒錯，如果真的可以，我會這樣選擇