Well the boss man cut my chains and set me freeNow

Man gone missingLet the good Lord above rest his soulMan gone

I got your letterThe other dayI guess I knewWhat you could

White man coming, steal our freedomTake us to lands far awayHe

Ride the windRide the rainSteal the thunderTake the painKeep it burningKeep

Somebody told meSomething better down that waySo don't try to hold

SmileYou don't have to spend your days in cloudsHiding from the

When you sing of the joy only love can bringHeaven knows

Soldiers of fortune lost in the windNo destinations and nothing to

This is the garden that I knowTen thousand summers wait me

Sweet September, I rememberEyes of August deepest blueWhile the lazy town

I see you laughing up at me, and I can't hideWhat

Set my sails out on a sunny dayPretty soon I was

There's no sense in waitingSo lets make a startI got a

Rain, tears of joy, tears of painIs this really meStanding here

I'm driving home for ChristmasOh, I can't wait to see those

driving home for ChristmasOh, I can't wait to see

On the beach, on the beachHey, hey, heyOn the beach, on

Warm winds blowingHeating blue skyAnd a road that goes foreverBeen thinking

I went down to the juke jointSee what I could findI