From the recording The Secret World of Planets

One of the few species on earth with the miraculous ability to fly, yet he's held captive in a cage, his wings stolen by a jealous mankind.

Lyrics

CAGED BIRD by Andi Hayes

I long for the day when I will be set free
And dream of what I know could never be
To soar above the trees so high
Of this I can only dream
You ask me why I cannot fly
And why I never sing

I don't know what it's like
To feel the wind rushing by
See what they've done to me
They've stolen my wings

Alone in my cage there's not much to see
Is this all I ever was meant to be?
A toy you've forgotten and discarded me
My life is just a dreary misery

I’ve never heard a caged bird sing
I've only heard one scream
To never fly yet to have wings
Like a flightless, tortured thing

I don't know what it's like
To feel the wind rushing by
See what they've done to me
They've stolen my wings
I can only fly in my dreams