Seen it written and I heard it told that a man does things for gold drives him crazy and it makes him old before his time Sitting round waiting for the rainbows end wasting time and losing friends never knowing that it ends before his eyes but those of us who seek the truth will be there when she rides Talking 'bout wings to carry us over the water talking 'bout wings picking us up by the waves ahh so many things can bread misunderstanding we'll soon be landing on velvet wings Once met a man and his words were wise and he looked me in the eyes he said brother don't you compromise in what you feel all things figure in a bigger plan and its up to every man just to do the best to reach his own ideals and build a world around himself and live it like he feels [repeat chorus twice]