Filk: Mighty Take Me Away
(to the tune of "Cowboy Take Me Away" by the Dixie Chicks)
Music and original lyrics © 1999 by Seidel/Hummon

by Melanie Lakey

Copyright 2000


I said I wanna fight for peace, I wanna build it with my hands
I wanna grow a world innocent and pure
I wanna sleep in a bedroll, in the comfort of your arms
on a pillow of white daisies, in a blanket made of stars

Oh, it sounds good to me
I said,

Mighty take me away, ride with this bard as far as you can into the sunset,
Set me free, oh, I pray, closer to Paradise and closer
Closer to you

I wanna kiss and not punch, I wanna help when you fall
I wanna look into your eyes and not see sadness at all
I wanna be the only one, in the whole world
that you're gonna kiss, I wanna be your only girl

Mighty take me away, ride with this bard as far as you can into the sunset,
Help me be, oh, I pray, closer to my Way and closer
Closer to you

I said, I wanna touch real love, I wanna hold you in my hands
I wanna grow a bond deep and eternal

Oh it sounds so good to me,

Mighty take me away, ride with this bard as far as you can into the sunset,
Make me see, oh, I pray, how lucky that I am to be closer
Closer to you

Closer to you, closer to you, Mighty take me away, closer to you