Beyond Civilization

i had a dream that I was flying
above a penitentiary
me and my friends risin'
up above it and we were free

i woke up, i was mistaken
i was choking on my frustration
was tryin' to get back to that destination
beyond civilization

i woke up i ate my breakfast
couldn't think of what to do next
i sat there in contemplation
trying to wrap my brain around all this desecration

and just when my hope was gone
i looked out on the lawn
saw the birds takin' off in formation they were beyond
civilization

they i dreamed that i was gone
but i wasn't really gone
i was just down there in the soil
with all my grandkids tramplin' on

there was laughin' and singin'
there was joy and elation
and i believe that they made it
beyond civilization

i had a dream that I was flying
above a penitentiary
me and my friends risin'
up above it and we were free