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.
