1. I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail yes I would if I could I surely would I'd rather be a hammer than a nail yes I would if I only could I surely would. R: Away I'd rather sail away like a swan that's here and gone a man gets tied up to the ground he gives the world its saddest sound its saddest sound. 2. I'd rather be a forest than a street yes I would if I could I surely would I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet yes I would if I only could I surely would.