By Rodney Crowell
[G]I could shed my skin and in the blink of an eye I could [Em]fly, fly, fly
[G]Tie my dreams up in a sack and lay my head down on the track and [Em]die, die, die
[C]My life's been so sweet I just can't [G]stand it
I [Bm]must admit I've made out like a [D]bandit
[G]Last night's conversation with a real good friend of mine drinkin [Em]wine, wine, wine
Said [G]fifty years of livin and your worst mistakes forgiven just take [Em]time, time, time
[C]One man's lust for life brings world re[G]known
And the [Bm]next guy can't get two feet off the [D]ground, hes earth[G]bound
Chorus 1:
Earth[Em]bound, hear the wind through the tops of the trees
Earth[G]bound, summer sun nearly ninety degrees
Earth[Em]bound, big ol' moon sinking down
Think I might stick a[D]round, Im earth[G]bound
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
[G]I could shed my skin and in the blink of an eye I could [Em]fly, fly, fly
[G]Tie my dreams up in a sack and lay my head down on the track and [Em]die, die, die
[C]My life's been so sweet I just can't [G]stand it
I [Bm]must admit I've made out like a [D]bandit
[G]Last night's conversation with a real good friend of mine drinkin [Em]wine, wine, wine
Said [G]fifty years of livin and your worst mistakes forgiven just take [Em]time, time, time
[C]One man's lust for life brings world re[G]known
And the [Bm]next guy can't get two feet off the [D]ground, hes earth[G]bound
Chorus 1:
Earth[Em]bound, hear the wind through the tops of the trees
Earth[G]bound, summer sun nearly ninety degrees
Earth[Em]bound, big ol' moon sinking down
Think I might stick a[D]round, Im earth[G]bound
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
