Echoes of the Untraveled Path

When I was just eight years old, I climbed my first tree Chasing the echoes of my friends laughing behind me And inhaled the wild air of the forest deep and green Oh, those days shimmered, take me back to what I've seen I lost my way but found my soul out there In battles of pretend, we fought without a care The open fields lay silent now, under the sky so wide and blue I've wandered far, but my heart yearns for the view I'm coming home Racing at 80 through these city streets Humming to "Rocket Man" And I crave the warmth of your smile, so sweet, and it's complete As we gaze at the stars from the rooftop, our own little land 17, feeling invincible with dreams in our pockets Dodging the shadows, in alleys like rockets My first love was a whisper under the moonlit sky I may not have known much, but was willing to try We hustled for coins, in diners late at night Saved for beaten guitars, under the neon light My circle and I, we've drifted in different ways, oh, how time flies But the memories beckon, through the haze We hustled for coins, in diners late at night Saved for beaten guitars, under the neon light My circle and I, we've drifted in different ways, oh, how time flies But the memories beckon, through the haze [outro]