Who said I was original?   Who said I was allowed,   To sing as if I really sing, to write as if I really write   Who said that I could suddenly get up from underneath and walk away completely stumbling between each breath I breathe   And walk away stumbling sublimely between each breath I breathe   Who said I was allowed?      I once flew by a real tall wall with ivy all around   And saw two eyes I really liked   And saw two ears I really liked   And saw two lips I liked as well   And saw a face that I could love,    But it was far so far and cold above   Inside that big above   But it was far and far and cold inside that big above      Don’t ask for their permission   They’ll never say that you’re allowed   Be like a cloud   Cause you’re no worse than a cloud   Don’t ask for their permission   They’ll never say that you’re allowed   Be like a cloud   Cause you’re no worse than a cloud      And so I walked to everywhere    And stopped in every town   The big ones with the little pond   The small ones with no pond at all   And though I’ve eaten dirt before   I‘ve never grown to like the taste   And I prefer on any day a big green apple in its place   And I’d prefer on any day a big green apple in its place      Don’t ask for their permission   They’ll never say that you’re allowed   Be like a cloud   Cause you’re no worse than a cloud   Don’t ask for their permission   They’ll never say that you’re allowed   Be like a cloud   Cause you’re no worse than a could      And so I closed my eyes and walked    And when I opened them again    I knew the clouds had snowed on me, and then they poured on me some rain   There stood this cold icicle the very shape and form of me   I tried to cry but couldn’t    So instead, I made myself a cup of tea   I tried to cry but couldn’t    So instead, I made myself a cup of tea      Don’t ask for their permission   They’ll never say that you’re allowed   Be like a cloud   Cause you’re no worse than a cloud   Don’t ask for their permission   They’ll never say that you’re allowed   Be like a cloud   Cause you’re no worse than a cloud      So who said I was original   Who said I was a cloud   To rain as if I really rain   To snow as if I really snow   You know the fastest thing in this world is the speed of snow into your eyes as you walk off sublimely stumbling, sublimely slipping on the ice   As you walk off sublimely stumbling, sublimely slipping on the ice      Don’t ask for their permission   They’ll never say that you’re allowed   Be like a cloud   Cause you’re no worser than a cloud   Don’t ask for their permission   They’ll never say that you’re allowed   Be like a cloud   Be like a cloud   Be like a cloud   Be like a cloud   Be like a cloud      La la la la la La la la la…