Outward Bound
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Well, they’re starting final countdown, and the seatbelt light is lit
Goodbye mother earth, I’m gonna miss you just a little bit
Well the stewardess is pretty and she brings me one more beer
As I was a last farewell, and I shed a final tear
And if you ever start to wonder… where I can be found…
I’m outward bound… outward bound… (repeat X4)
I’m travelin’ 3rd class on this star liner, to space station one-sixty-three
Transfer to a deep space freighter, headed for the Dog Star colony
Gonna hitch a ride or work my, to the far frontiers of space
I guess you could say I’m resigning, as a member of the human race
If you ever think about me… and notice I ain’t been around…
I’m outward bound… outward bound… (repeat X4)
Mother Earth, I’m going to miss you, I’ll miss your sunset-tinted skies
I’ll miss the smell of roses, I’ll miss the stillness at sunrise
I’ll miss dogs and cats and horses, I’ll miss the seagull’s lonely cries
I’ll miss the little babies, I’ll miss the magic in a child’s eyes
I’ll miss the pretty girls, I’ll miss love’s first sweet surprise
But I won’t miss the bloodshed, where it’s the innocent who dies
Won’t miss the rich getting richer, as they chase their golden prize
I won’t miss the politicians, telling us their lies
Or the way the treat you, Mother Earth, as if you’re something they despise…
I’m outward bound… outward bound… (repeat X4)
So I’m sitting on this star ship, and I’m writing me this song
I’m gonna make my way to somewhere, ’cause it’s time to move along
I doubt I’ll ever make it back, to the place I once called home
I packed myself some bottles, I’ve got a long long way to roam
The engine started howling, it’s an awfully mournful sound
I’m outward bound…
Yeah, I’m leaving the planet of my birth, I’m leaving you, sweet Mother Earth
I’m outward bound…
Pouring My Art Out 
Beautiful. So much for world domination. Maybe on another planet, right? I hope so, too.
I hope to be in charge of two or three before I finish… in my books, you would be surprised what that other me in the other dimension gets up to.
I will be anxious to find out all about it! Very cool, Art!
yay… or yup…
Yup
is that your final answer?
Yup – and hey I got the last word that time!
did you?
Goodnight – yes.
goodnight, nurse… as Archie Bunker used to say…
Ha! I used to hate him when I was a kid – too young to understand he wasn’t real on TV.
he was a sort of hateable guy
But not in real life I heard! And when I saw his show later on, he always gave in to Edith in the end, which was so sweet. Must have been fun to write for that show – right up your alley, eh? lol
I don’t mean he was that way in real life. His character was written as that kind of guy. But that was… and still is… a real kind of guy.
I agree! So I’ll use the word “hate” for them, or for their ignorance I should say.
They will soon go the way of the dinosaur.
I hope so. That’s a nice thought.
it is, isn’t it?
Yep!
yop
Singing that for ever more
thus sangeth the raven!
The varen Evermore
Evermoreclear
clever door dear
lever floor rear
I got nothing. Must be too early in the morning for me. Easy victory for you
the best kind
Dude, seriously – you are a major talent. This is beyond excellent. Gave me a Bowie vibe, via Leaving on a Jet Plane.
I think you need to record this!
I am working it as a duet with our friend Becky.
wow…excellent.
thanks
Now that would be something I’d like to drive. Wheeeeeee!
Cool poem/song Art.
thanks