Once you get a taste of freedom
 
 it's hard to settle down
 
 Once you get the hang of flying
 
 it's hard to touch back down
 
 Girl I know you're from the old school
 
 find a man and start a home
 
 But I can hear the sound of distant thunder
 
 calling us to roam
 
  
  Over yonder
 
 I can hear the sound of distant thunder
 
 I can see our destiny unfurl
 
 And I wonder
 
 at the mystery and beauty we'll discover
 
 When we embark and make our mark upon the world
  
 
 I can see your mama's worried
 
 that I won't take care of you
 
 'cause I ain't got no steady income
 
 no realistic point of view
 
 Don't she know that heaven smiles
 
 on those who live the life they love
 
 That's why you hear the sound of distant thunder
 
 coming from above
  
 
 Over yonder
 
 I can hear the sound of distant thunder
 
 I can see our destiny unfurl
 
 And I wonder
 
 at the mystery and beauty we'll discover
 
 When we embark and make our mark upon the world