The freedom to fly

If you want to fly free You have to let go Of the things that bind you To the ground you know Useless possessions Pointless chatter Exchange them for the things that matter Stop trying to cover up the natural true you That paint sticks to feathers Clogs them like glue With gummed up wings You cannot fly So you will never be able To take to the sky What need of news you can do nothing about All it does is fill you With hopelessness and doubt And the weight of possessions Keeps you on the ground If you can grasp this It's truly profound Because it's hard to let go "what ifs" fill your head And you cling to your things With worry and dread Yet you dream of flying Through the clear blue skies So your day is filled with longing And heart wrenching sighs Let go and let god Is a saying I've heard You need to live by that To fly like a bird