Jimmy always was a restless boyYou could see it in his eyesThere was something wrong when I watched my sonWhen Jimmy watched the skiesAnd very often on an Iowa nightI'd see him standing in the yardI can't describe how I loved that boyBut Jimmy loved the starsAnd I remember he'd make paper boatsThey seemed to bring him peace of mindAnd then one day he sailed awayLeaving me behindCHORUS:Singing, "Some day I'll be going awayAnd I don't know when I'm coming homeI'm leaving on a moonbeamI'm sailing away on a starI don't think I'm ever coming home"While all the other kids were flying kitesJimmy was nowhere to be foundHe coudln't bear to see it ride the airWhile he was on the groundAnd though he always got along with the girlsI knew he'd never settle downHe had a date with a greater loveThe first ship out of townSo if you see that boy of mineTell him I hope he's doing wellAnd sometimes on a starry nightI swear that I can hear him stillCHORUS