Sorry, I don't have the chords - I do it a capella. But here be the words:

What's The Use of Wings?
Brian Bedford

verse:

"I could have been a giant" said the bonsai tree, "But someone bound my roots and held me down."
"I could have reached the Heavens" said the snowy owl, "But they clipped my wings & kept me on the ground."
"I think I heard them tell me that they loved me, that they'd care for me--without them I would die
But what's the use of roots if you can't spread them? And what's the use of wings if you can't fly?"

"I could have been a singer" said the myna bird, "But they caged me and told me what to say."
"I could have run forever" said the pony, "But they bridled me and made me go their way."
"I think I heard them tell me that they loved me; that they'd care for me forever so it seems
But what's the use of voices without freedom? And what's the use of living other's dreams?"

bridge:

Why do people cage the things they love the most? Is it simply that they fear to be alone?
If you give you're love it's freedom, it will stay awhile. If it leaves you, it was never yours to own

"I could have found adventure" said the angel fish, "Now my world's so small there's nowhere left to go."
"I could have ruled a kingdom" said the lion, "Now this land inside my head is all I know."
"I think I heard them tell me that they loved me; that they'd care for me, and tell me it's alright
But what's the use of life without adventure? What's the use of strength if you can't fight?"

repeat bridge:

and end with:
"I think I heard them tell me that they loved me, that they'd care for me--without them I would die
But what's the use of roots if you can't spread them? And what's the use of wings if you can't fly?"
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