Freedom came my way that night Just like a jet plane in and out of sight I was hauling ass at a million miles an hour Wondering how hard I'd hit When they came into the station They said I was bad beyond repair But I got no qualms with my situation Saying here I am So say cheri cheri won't you dare to Say cheri cheri won't you dare to Leave a message and your number please Tie them up all my old fantasies Put them in a big red bow and send them care of me I'm taking a chance on the wind I'm packing all my bags Taking a mistake I gotta make Then I'm glory bound So I packed it up and I went to the winds And I lived out of a VW bus for a year or two Ain't nothing but a pipe dream and my guitar Livin' off of apple fields and old cigars Diggin this microphone checking it out every night all alone My car battery is dead again so I got my head dead set against it So say cheri cheri won't you dare to Say cheri cheri won't you dare to Leave a message and your number please Take the time to want to satisfy me Take all those fantasies and send them care of me I'm taking a chance on the wind I'm packing all my bags Taking a mistake I gotta make Then I'm glory bound