Oh the beggar on his cornerstone   Catches pity in his wrinkled hand   But the lover whose bird has flown   Catches nothing only grains of sand      All the children in the distant house   They have feelings only children know   But the lover whose bird has flown   Catches nothing only flakes of snow      The sensation is not new to you   It's something we all have known   You get it - it goes right through you   Yes it's something we all have known      And the bird it has flown   To a place on it's own   Somewhere all alone      Now the hermit in his lonely cave   Has himself to keep him company   But the lover whose bird has flown   He has heartaches same as you and me      The sensation's not new to you   It's something we all have known   You get it - it goes right through you   Yes it's something we all have known      And the bird it has flown      Now the hermit in his lonely cave   Has himself to keep him company   But the lover whose bird has flown   He has heartaches same as you and me      Oh it's started snowing