Earthbound - Rodney Crowell

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 forgiven

Just take time, time, time

One man’s lust for life brings world reknown

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