Second Wind

The ocean waves hello and then the warm air blows a salty kiss
 To welcome me back to my old home
 Today there are no lists to check, no calls to make, no messages,
 No PCs and no place to go
 Today it doesn't matter much to me
 if I'm living up to all that I could be
 I've traded in the corporate scale for lessons in dispensability
 I pulled out the old daydreams from that shoebox in the closet,
 Dusted them off and tried them on for size
 And though they're worn and faded and the style's a bit outdated,
 They're still a perfect fit through all this time
 Cause now I know that dreaming is the key
 That opens up our souls and sets us free
 Tearing down the tower walls, granting us a new reality
 So in my dreams, I'm running madly in a one-man race
 Laughing as the sweat runs down my face
 Chasing the line, feeling the wind
 Marking the time, breathing it in
 Dodging the obstacles, picking up speed
 Barely touching ground beneath my feet
 Won't slow down now, oh no
 I can make it now, I've caught my second wind
 Years have drizzled past, sometimes slow and sometimes faster,
 And I've used them all up thinking critically
 And now, a little wiser, or perhaps just a bit tired,
 I think most things are just as they should be
 And living seems enough for me today
 I'll chase my dreams and laugh along the way
 And if I reach the end I'll find another goal, another line,
 Another dance, another song to play
 So in my mind, I'm running madly in a one-man race
 Laughing as the sweat runs down my face
 Chasing the line, feeling the wind
 Marking the time, breathing it in
 Dodging the obstacles, picking up speed
 Barely touching ground beneath my feet
 Won't slow down now, oh no, Can't slow down now
 I can make it now, I've caught my second wind