Mr. Greene  asked me yesterday  boy what do you want to be  with some work  in ten years or so  you could be sitting here just like me  he said your future looks crystal clear  I just gotta get away from here  CHORUS  I want to be an eagle soaring high  sign my name across the sky  I gotta break free before I die  before another day  before another day goes by  My mother said  just the other day  boy get your feet on the ground  she looked at me  in such a way  I said Ma  please don't bring me down  I said my future is crystal clear  just gotta get away from here  CHORUS  Before I waste another minute  live my life without me in it  CHORUS