A Vagabond's Soul

I want to fly across the ocean
As fast as a jet can fly
I won’t worry about slowing down
Until I reach the other side

I want to win a billion dollars
Then hitchhike from sea to sea
Handing out the cash
To those who really are in need

I want to live with the grizzlies
Roar loud and puff my chest
Be the king of the mountain
And look down at all the rest

I want to drive a herd of cattle
Across the western plains
To see if I could handle
What my granddad did each day

I want the eagle to find my spirit
And show me the blessed way
A path to shore my conscience
And to keep my mind at bay

I want to dance with my wife
Every day for a hundred years
And tell my great-grandchildren
What it’s like to love so dear

I want to hit that walk off homer
Or score on the final play
Just to let myself know
What it felt like back in the day

I want to cry now and then
If the moment hits me right
To remember when the kids were babies
And money was so tight


I want to take a walk to heaven
And if I really pray
All my friends and family
Would be there for just one day

I want to have a drink with my son
And walk my girls down the aisle
Then maybe on some far off day
They’ll think of me and smile

I want to explore an unknown region
Push myself farther than I know
Reach the breaking point
Yet continue to go

I want to jump as high as possible
Then crash down the rabbit’s hole
And maybe finally find a home
For this vagabond soul