In the world I knew where I grew up

I strayed off on my own too much

I watched those children running in the distance

Oh the things I dreamed in prairie dust

The Texas wind blew off in gusts

The Melodies called down for me to listen

They said



"You need to feel the rain"



Well I watched that sunrise many days

And look out on the golden plains

Something told me, son there are no limits

Well I held that memory close to me

I always dreamed that I'd be free

I never knew how long it'd take to get there



"You need to hold your faith"



But now I know you, you know me

So tell me what are we doing not living free

We're never given love to hold us back

But no, it's even more than that

We've got to treat each other with respect

Focus all the love that we have left

Just a fragment of the whole, I know

But it is possible to take it all away



In an older time when I awoke

Boyhood dreams were all in smoke

Had I not even noticed what was missing?

Well I let this living make me hard

And then I learned to stay on guard

The Melodies cried down for me to listen

They said



"You need to know the rocks and the water

You need to lay in those leaves

You need to feel the swaying seas

You need to feel the touch of a lover

You need to know her needs

You need to set your real love free"





But now I know you, you know me

So tell me what are we doing not living free

We're never given love to hold us back

But no, it's even more than that

We've got to treat each other with respect

Focus all the love that we have left

Just a fragment of the whole, I know

But it is possible to take it all away

I believe that it's possible to take it all the way



In the world I knew where I grew up

I strayed off on my own too much