Before I Die

Before I die I wanna hit the Mississippi

In a boat I've yet to buy

Take it out in the gu'f where

The water meets the sky

Where nothin' on God's green Earth looks dry

I wanna see that stadium in New

York from a right field seat

Maybe catch a home run when

The new all-star goes deep

And pretend that Maris and Mantle

Pointing up at me

While I can still breathe while this

Old heart still has another beat

It's time I put some livin' in these dreams

Before I die I'm gonna learn all

About how a man swallows pride

Find the strength to tell my

Daddy he was right

Tell Mama I'm sorry about that night

'Fore I'm called up I wanna be the kind

Of man that a woman wants to love

Find the side of me that's

A different kind of tough

Who ain't ashamed to meet the Man above

And Lord I know these are the things

I should've done a long time ago

When I close my eyes I wanna feel at ease

If I left right now I couldn't rest in peace