Earthbound

By Rodney Crowell G Em I could shed my skin and in the blink of an eye I could fly, fly, fly G Em Tie my dreams up in a sack and lay my head down on the track and die, die, die C G My life's been so sweet I just can't stand it Bm D I must admit I've made out like a bandit G Em Last night's conversation with a real good friend of mine drinkin wine, wine, wine G Em Said fifty years of livin and your worst mistakes forgiven just take time, time, time C G One man's lust for life brings world reknown Bm D G And the next guy can't get two feet off the ground, hes earthbound Chorus 1: Em Earthbound, hear the wind through the tops of the trees G Earthbound, summer sun nearly ninety degrees Em Earthbound, big ol' moon sinking down D G Think I might stick around, Im earthbound I knew love once way back when she had almond eyes and olive skin and long black hair She was Irish Spanish mixbreed I was southeast Texas hayseed, we were almost there Her daddy didn't like my kind around True love took the next train out of town, earthbound Chorus 2: Earthbound, where there's fathers and daughters in pain Earthbound, mama's boy walking home in the rain Earthbound, like a ship run aground Think I might stick around, Im earthbound Solo 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 Every golden moment I have found I've done my best to run right in the ground, earthbound Chorus 3: Earthbound, see the sky big and beautiful blue Earthbound, fallen angels are talkin' to you Earthbound, keepin' close to the ground think I might stick around Eathbound Chorus 4: Earthbound, Tom Waits, Aretha Franklin, Mary Karr Earthbound, Walter Cronkite, Seamus Heaney, Ringo Starr Dalai Lama, Charlie Brown think I might stick around Im earthbound