If Only I Could Fly

I wish I could grow some wings And soar up to the edge of the sky Where heaven touches the earth And the atmosphere protects All that dwell beneath I want to feel the delights of the wind Blowing in my face As I surf through the thin air Carefree and happy I want to see what the avian world sees As they effortlessly glide Way up in the sky Viewing both far and near I want to cruise high above Just as the jetliners do Higher than a hot air balloon That always seems so lonely In the early morning sky I want to get dizzy as I look down On the people who are like ants In a world so vast and varied and Filled with animals and plants I hope to see Man-made and natural wonders That only the intrepid traveller ever found I want to have a panoramic view That only angels can see As they look down on you and me I want to peek over the horizon That once caused so much fear And know what Columbus knew was true That people like me live everywhere A supersonic traveller I wish to be As I catch the Jetstream And zoom across the globe High above a summers’ kite Way up where my head will feel so light No one will be as high as me I will be the king of the sky Happy as a lark Dancing among the clouds And smiling at the sun I shall marvel At earths bounty That includes you and me And see where rivers start Then flow into the sea I will be where no one Has dreamt they could ever be Only an Astronaut Can outdo me One day hopefully I will get my wings And fly up through the sky Up and up I will go I will let the wind decide where I will flow