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Flying down the street on my American Ace |
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I was fast on my feet or flat on my face, |
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Testing my freedom from that day on |
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Runnin' down the wind all the way back home |
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That bike you gave me was one of my favorite things |
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That day I discovered you'd given me roots and wings. |
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Roots and wings, gifts of love |
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Holding me strong and lifting me up |
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Child of the earth and a rider of the wind |
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A dreamer of dreams caught in between roots and wings. |
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You weren't standing in my way when I was 18 |
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Letting your heart break and letting me leave |
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I was headin' my Chevy for the great unknown |
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Knowing you'd be waiting at the end of that road |
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Sometimes you've doubted the wisdom of my foolish dreams |
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You never once denied me my roots and wings. |
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Chorus: |
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Roots and wings, gifts of love |
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Holding me strong and lifting me up |
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Child of the earth and a rider of the wind |
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A dreamer of dreams caught in between roots and wings. |
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Now part of me wants to stay close to the ground |
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And part of me wants to never come down. |
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Chorus: |
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Roots and wings, gifts of love |
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Holding me strong and lifting me up |
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Child of the earth and a rider of the wind |
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A dreamer of dreams caught in between roots and wings... |