Second Wind

© 2002 Tracy Comer

[Key: D for verses, G for chorus; Tracy plays in standard tuning, no capo]

The ocean waves hello and then the warm air blows a salty kiss
to welcome me back to my old home
Today there are no lists to check, no calls to make, no messages,
no PCs and no place to go
Today it doesn't matter much to me if I'm living up to all that I could be
I've traded in the corporate scale for lessons in dispensability

I pulled out the old daydreams from that shoebox in the closet,
dusted them off and tried them on for size
And though they're worn and faded and the style's a bit outdated,
they're still a perfect fit through all this time
Cause now I know that dreaming is the key
that opens up our souls and sets us free
Tearing down the tower walls, granting us a new reality

So in my dreams, I'm running madly in a one-man race
Laughing as the sweat runs down my face
Chasing the line, feeling the wind
Marking the time, breathing it in
Dodging the obstacles, picking up speed
Barely touching ground beneath my feet
Won't slow down now, oh no
I can make it now, I've caught my second wind

Years have drizzled past, sometimes slow and sometimes faster,
and I've used them all up thinking critically
And now, a little wiser, or perhaps just a bit tired,
I think most things are just as they should be
And living seems enough for me today
I'll chase my dreams and laugh along the way
And if I reach the end I'll find another goal, another line,
another dance, another song to play

So in my mind, I'm running madly in a one-man race
Laughing as the sweat runs down my face
Chasing the line, feeling the wind
Marking the time, breathing it in
Dodging the obstacles, picking up speed
Barely touching ground beneath my feet
Won't slow down now, oh no, Can't slow down now
I can make it now, I've caught my second wind