Rodney Crowell: Earthbound

I could shed my skin and in the blink of an eye
I could fly, fly, fly
Tie 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
Drinking wine, wine, wine
Said "fifty years in living an' your worst mistake's forgivin'
Just a 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 throught the tops of the trees
Earthboound
Summer sun nearly ninety degrees
Earthbound
Big old 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 walking home in the rain
Earthbound
Llike 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 ok
Someday I'll be leaving but I just can't help believing 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 to you
Earthbound
Keeping close to the ground, think i might stick around
Earthbound
Tom Waits, Aretha Franklin, Mary Karr
Earthbound
Walter Kronkite, Seamus Heaney, Ringo Starr
Earthbound
The Dahli Lahma and Charlie Brown make me wanna stick around
I'm earthbound