before i die i wanna hit the mississipi in a boat i ve yet to buy and take it out in the gulf where the water meets the sky to where nothing on god s green earth looks dry and i wanna see that stadium in new york from a right field seat maybe catch a homerun when a new all star goes deep and pretend that s maris and mantle pointing up at me while i can still breathe while this old heart still has another beat it s time i put some livin to these dreams before i die i m gonna learn all about how man swallows pride and find the strength to tell my daddy he was right and tell mama i m sorry about that night before i m called up i wanna be the kinda man that a woman wants to love and find a side of me that s a different kind of tough who ain t ashamed to need the man above while i can still breathe while this old heart still has another beat it s time i put some living to these dreams and lord i know these are things i should have done a long time ago and when i close my eyes i wanna feel at ease and if i left right now i couldn t rest in peace while i can still breathe while this old heart still has another beat it s time i put some livin to these dreams before i die i wanna hit the mississipi in a boat i ve yet to buy take it out in the gulf where the water meets the sky to where nothing on god s green earth looks dry