young men dream

I'll ride alone if I have to
but I'd prefer a few good men
and a woman to keep my heart
on the trail

It's doesn't mean I'm a loner
or that I'm afraid to engage,
simply that I am determined
to set sail.

A dozen different metaphors
Won't say it any better --
A poem can't improve on the truth:
Although I'd be glad to be wiser
as I'm getting older
I've got to get back to the dreams
of my youth.

Somewhere I turned left,
though the road went straight ahead
and the landscape was new
and nicely arranged

And it's not really a question
of if the turn was a wrong one,
but more likely whether or
not my heart has changed.

A dozen different metaphors
Won't say it any better --
A song can't improve on the truth:
Although I'd be glad to be wiser
as I'm getting older
I've got to get back to the dreams
of my youth.

When I left behind the dreams
of young men and took up
an old man's vision
chasing what seemed noble pursuit

I checked my self into a room
without any windows
Shut the door, and forgot to check
under the bed with my boot

A dozen different metaphors
Won't say it any better --
A song can't improve on the truth:
Although I'd be glad to be wiser
as I'm getting older
I'm going back to the dreams,
to all those extravagant schemes...
I'm going back to the dreams
of my youth.