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He was 21 when he got married |
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His son was born when he was 23 |
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He watched his wreckless days of youth |
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Turn to years of responsibility. |
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His world became routine and he got restless |
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The family ties that bind just tied him down |
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He felt his life was passing him by |
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Felt his dreams were crashing to the ground. |
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And that grass was looking greener |
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Beyond the limits of that simple town. |
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Cause he wanted a life of adventure |
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So he left behind a wife and a child |
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They begged him to stay |
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But he threw it all away |
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And he answered the call of the wild. |
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He lived it up out there in Arizona |
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He got rowdy down in Tennessee |
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Making up for lost time |
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Crossing the line now that he was free |
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But when the dust finally settled |
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He saw just how alone a man can be. |
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But he wanted a life of adventure |
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So he left behind a wife and a child |
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But the freedom he loved |
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He was now a prisoner of |
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Since he answered the call of the wild. |
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And somewhere in the darkness |
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He began to see the light |
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He wondered what his chances might be |
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To make things right so. |
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He went running back to where he came from |
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In hopes he'd be received like the prodigal son |
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But in the place he once called home |
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He found it was no longer home to anyone |
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And in a house cold and empty |
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Through tears he cried,"My God what have I done?" |
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But he wanted a life of adventure |
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So he left behind a wife and a child |
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They begged him to stay |
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But he threw it all away |
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And he answered the call of the wild. |
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Yeah, he answered the call of the wild... |
