You said you wouldn't take the blame if I said goodbye
When I told you all my reasons then you started to cry

Chorus:
I'd like to be like a bird whistling in the tree
All I'd like to be is like a bird singing in the trees

You said you would always love me and would always be true
Though you tried to make it happen I didn't know what to do
There's a dark and empty space which lies so deep inside
Presses down upon my spirit and I started to cry

Chorus
Ko te putake o tenei karanga kia koe
E tuku aroha kia koe e taku whaiaipo e
Kia ora nei koe kiki pio kiki pio pio pio pio
Ano ra ko te kete tui