Free as a bird,
It's the next best thing to be.
Free as a bird.
Home, home and dry,
Like a homing bird I'll fly
As a bird on wings.
Whatever happened to
The life that we once knew?
Can we really live without each other?
Where did we lose the touch
That seemed to mean so much?
It always made me feel so...
Free as a bird,
Like the next best thing to be.
Free as a bird.
Home, home and dry,
Like a homing bird I'll fly
As a bird on wings.
Whatever happened to
The life that we once knew?
Always made me feel so free.
Free as a bird.
It's the next best thing to be.
Free as a bird.
Free as a bird.
Free as a bird.
Free as a bird,
It's the next best thing to be.
Free as a bird.
Home, home and dry,
Like a homing bird I'll fly
As a bird on wings.
Whatever happened to
The life that we once knew?
Can we really live without each other?
Where did we lose the touch
That seemed to mean so much?
It always made me feel so...
Free as a bird,
Like the next best thing to be.
Free as a bird.
Home, home and dry,
Like a homing bird I'll fly
As a bird on wings.
Whatever happened to
The life that we once knew?
Always made me feel so free.
Free as a bird.
It's the next best thing to be.
Free as a bird.
Free as a bird.
Free as a bird.

导演：弗兰克·劳鲁克
主演：弗兰克·劳鲁克
　　　黛安娜·温耶德

故事发生在维多利亚时代的英国，一八九九年的除夕之夜。

　　名门马里奥特家的主人罗伯特（弗兰克·劳鲁克）穿上军装，偕同妻子吉恩（黛安娜·温耶德）一起出征南阿尔卑斯战役。他府上忠实仆人布里吉斯也随同前往。家里只留下罗伯特的两个儿子：爱德华和约。罗伯特骁勇善战，功绩卓著被封以公爵称号。

　　随着岁月流逝，大儿子爱德华长大成人，同贵族小姐伊迪丝结婚。两人搭乘“泰搭尼克”号邮船横渡大洋，准备去美国欢度蜜月。由于邮船同冰山相撞，轮船沉没，爱德华不幸丧生。小儿子叫约，他爱上了仆人布里吉斯的女儿、芭蕾舞演员弗妮。不久，第一次世界大战爆发，约应征开赴前线。当双方母亲为这对青梅竹马的情侣准备婚事时，忽从前线传来约为国牺牲的消息。这两家人陷入巨大的悲痛……

　　战争结束后。弗妮重登舞台，她怀念约，引歌起舞抒发自己的哀思。

　　故事又是结束在除夕之夜。