There are days I don't believe the words I say Like a life that I'm not living A song that I'm not singing but to you And there are times That I believe I'm satisfied Like an intimate connection Despite this bad reception with you 'Cause I can't afford to pay For most of what I say So it's a lucky thing That the truth's public domain And I am like a mockingbird I've got no new song to sing And I am like an amplifier I just tell you what I've heard Oh, I'm like a mockingbird So yes, it's true That I need this more than you Like one whose name is many Have mercy, please don't send me away When I'll do all I can To be a better man Oh, I'll clean up this act And be worse than when we started And I am like a mockingbird I've got no new song to sing And I am like an amplifier I just tell you what I've heard Oh, I'm like a mockingbird And I am like a mockingbird I've got no new song to sing And I am like an amplifier I just tell you what I've heard Oh, I'm like a mockingbird Oh, I'm like a mockingbird Oh, I'm like a mockingbird