Once Around Discontent Like a bird that's taken wing On a morning in the spring When the dew is on the grass and on the flowers, On the road he's runnin' free -- People, places, things to see, With the sunshine only sometimes mixed with showers. Showers? Bein' homeless is a pain By a roadside in the rain When a family's only something to remember. Pass another lonely town -- Thinks he should've settled down With a girl he met in Nashville last December. December? Family gathered round the tree, What a happy sight to see, With the children knowin' Santa comes tomorrow. Father thanks the Lord above For the cheerful warmth and love And protection from the rain and pain and sorrow. Sorrow? Only yesterday it seems He had bright and shining dreams Of a future filled with wealth and fame and power. But he somehow missed his chance, Didn't even get a glance At the view from some Manhattan penthouse tower. Tower? On the fifty-seventh floor With a title on the door He's the leader of a mighty corporation. Lunch at Antoine's French Cuisine Via chauffeured limousine While he dreams about an overdue vacation. Vacation? Not a chance to get away From the pressures ev'ry day, From the voices crying "Throw some money my way!" But he thinks he might rebel, Tell them all to go to Hell, And go looking for his life along the highway. Highway? Like a bird that's taken wing On a morning in the spring When the dew is on the grass and on the flowers, On the road he's runnin' free -- People, places, things to see, With the sunshine only sometimes mixed with showers. Thomas G. Digby written 1425 hr 12/18/76 entered 2025 hr 3/29/92 format 13:29 12/22/2001