Ever since I was a little kid I have always thought I could run faster than the wind Stare up to the sky with open spaces I could live and die Man you can't find that in no book Never find that in no book Someone will drag you down And try to knock you under Hey mama said with her words of wonder Don't matter cause, cause it's in your soul I have always felt That I had to prove it to myself No salvation from the firin' line A million dreams won't set you free God I know there's something trapped in me There's no refuge from the ride No shelter ever saved a man his pride Give you pain and never feed your hunger I won't close my eyes when it rain and thunders Don't matter cause, cause it's in your soul And when the night is overcome And I've been racin' down a road That's got no trace, no face If I could live by the words I've sung And carry all the choices I've made I swear, I swear I'll be there Hey mister don't shadow box with me Cause I don't want to someday be An old man cursin' what I might have been No I realize what I see That the wind was never chasin' me And I don't feel so alone I can close my eyes I'm goin' home Behind the clouds the sun is shinin' Some rain will fall no use cryin' Oh no, oh no not me Got a picture in my head that won't let go of young man running in search of Count your blessings Cause it's in your soul, oh it's in your soul In your soul, oh no Ever since I was a little kid I have always thought Young man running