the cape

eight years old with a flour sack cape tied all around his neck, he climbed up on the garage, he's figurin' what the heck, well, he screwed his courage up so tight that the whole thing come unwound, he got a runnin' start and bless his heart, he's headed for the ground, well, he's one of those who knows that life is just a leap of faith, spread your arms and hold your breath and always trust your cape, now, he's all grown up with a flour sack cape tied all around his dream, and he's full of spit and vinegar and he's bustin' at the seam, well, he licked his finger and he checked the wind, it's gonna be do or die, and he wasn't scared of nothin', boys, he was pretty sure he could fly, well, he's one of those who knows that life is just a leap of faith, spread your arms and hold your breath and always trust your cape, now, he's old and gray with a flour sack cape tied all around his head, and he's still jumpin' off the garage and will be till he's dead, all these years the people said, he was actin' like a kid, he did not know he could not fly and so he did, well, he's one of those who knows that life is just a leap of faith, spread your arms and hold your breath and always trust your cape, yes, he's one of those who knows that life is just a leap of faith, spread your arms and hold your breath and always trust your cape