Leaf On The Wind

I was born on a rock where the stars didn't shine,

Now i soar like a leaf on the wind,

The clouds were polluted, the sea filled with brine,

Now i soar like a leaf on the wind,

I swore to myself that above it i'd rise,

Sail over the mountains and into the skies,

To see the stars brighter than man can devise,

I'd soar like a leaf on the wind.

When governments quarreled, i was called to the fight,

To soar like a leaf on the wind,

I offered my wings to the side i thought right,

To soar like a leaf on the wind,

Now after two sorties, my boat ran aground,

My captors with laurels of vict'ry were crowned,

When the killing was over, my freedom i found,

To soar like a leaf on the wind.

I wandered the whole 'verse, i went where i'd please,

Adrift like a leaf on the wind,

I spent a whole month trying to juggle geese,

Adrift like a leaf on the wind,

But wherever i went, there was one thing i'd lack,

The stars, they were calling for me to come back,

Farewell to the land and ni-hao to the black!

Once more i'm a leaf on the wind.

The renshaw boys begged me; tanaka he raved,

To soar like a leaf on the wind,

Serenity's crew had the one thing i craved,

As i soared like a leaf on the wind,

The moons and the planets each have their own charms,

But the heavens i sought were in zoe's strong arms,

A warrior, a goddess, to keep me from harm,

As i soar like a leaf on the wind.

Now sometimes i carry a gun when i roam,

Though i soar like a leaf on the wind,

With puppets and dinosaurs, i'm much more at home,

As i soar like a leaf on the wind,

Laughter was always my ally in life,

And humor has always deflected my strife,

It got me through torture, it won me my wife,

And i soar like a leaf on the wind.

It ain't easy to pilot a ship that can't turn,

But i'll soar like a leaf on the wind,

Can't pull crazy ivans, can't go for hard burn,

But i'll soar like a leaf on the wind,

Now, once you've made sure that the signal gets through,

There's one final thing that i want you to do,

Put me where i'll see stars, so that i can see you,

And i'll soar like a leaf on the wind.