Earthbound

I could shed my skin and in the blink of an eye

I could fly, fly, fly

Tie my dreams up in a sack

And lay my head down on the track

And die, die, die

My life's been so sweet I just can't stand it

I must admit I've made out like a bandit

Last night's conversation with a real good friend of mine

Drinkin' wine, wine, wine

Said fifty years of livin'

And your worst mistakes forgivin'

Just take time, time, time

One man's lust for life brings world renown

And the next guy can't get two feet off the ground

He's earthbound

Earthbound, hear the wind through the tops of the trees

Earthbound, summer sun nearly ninety degrees

Earthbound, big ol' moon sinking down

Think I might stick around

I'm earthbound

I knew love once way back when

She had almond eyes and olive skin

And long black hair

She was Irish Spanish mix breed

I was southeast Texas hayseed

We were almost there

Her daddy did not like my kind around

And true love took the next train out of town

Earthbound

Earthbound, where there's fathers and daughters in pain

Earthbound, mama's boy walkin' home in the rain

Earthbound, like a ship run aground

Think I might stick around

I'm earthbound

With each new day that passes

I'm in need of thicker glasses

But it's all okay

Someday I'll be leavin'

But I just can't help believin'

That it's not today, hey

Every golden moment I have found

I've done my best to run right in the ground

Earthbound

Earthbound, see the sky big and beautiful blue

Earthbound, fallen angels come callin' to you

Earthbound, keepin' close to the ground

Think I might stick around

Earthbound, Tom Waits, Aretha Franklin, Mary Karr

Earthbound, Walter Cronkite, Seamus Heaney, Ringo Starr

Earthbound, the Dalai Lama and Charlie Brown

Make me wanna stick around

I'm earthbound