ONCE I TAKE OFF

I know I'm not the best but I'm all I've got
and I'm enjoying it while I can
Cause I know the day is coming soon
When I won't be coming back again

Taking the moments of my day
to do the best I can
Cause once I take off,
I'm never gonna land

Fire up the engine in the studio
it's time to kick a little ass
Get outside myself for now
Just let the music pass

I'm pushing every limit
that I've ever known
to be the best I can
Cause once I take off,
I'm never gonna land

Everybody knows the future
is built upon the past
It's up to each of us
to make a moment that will last
It might not be much of a legacy
but I'm giving it all I can
Cause once I take off,
I'm never gonna land

The summer sun is dying
and a harvest moon
is rising in the sky
It doesn't take much to figure out
what we do is how we'll die
So I'm taking my given freedom
to be just who I am
Cause once I take off,
I'm never gonna land

© Michael Frazier, October 5, 1998