Outlaws And Dreamers

The days and the hours swiftly turn into seasons

The weeks and the months quickly turn into years

The present is coloured by memories of childhood

Of heartache and happiness laughter and tears

I've flown and I've driven long miles by the million

Through desert and forest and high mountain range

Through pastures of plenty and dark city byways

A life on the move in boat, car and train

Thirty five years of singing and playing

Thirty five years of life on the road

Laughing at tyrants and spitting at despots

I've danced in the footsteps of men like Tom Joad

They've called me an outlaw they've called me a dreamer

They said I would change as I aged and grew old

That the memory would fade of the things I had lived through

That the flash fire of youth would slowly turn cold

But I raise up my glass and drink deep of its flame

To those who have gone who were links in the chain

And I give my soul's promise I give my heart's pledge

To outlaws and dreamers and life at the edge

So here's to the vision that binds us together

That tears down the walls that would keep us apart

And here's to the future where dreams will be honoured

And the fierce flame of freedom that burns in our hearts

The fire is still burning the future's still calling

To follow the dream till the end of my days

Wishing's for fools but dreams are for outlaws

Laughter's for lovers and tears for the brave

I raise up my glass and drink deep of its flame

To those who have gone who were links in the chain

And I give my soul's promise I give my heart's pledge

To outlaws and dreamers and life at the edge