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 50 years of livin' and your worst mistakes forgiven 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 sinkin' 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 The 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 Some day 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 calling for 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