The Cape

[Verse 1] Eight years old with a flour sack cape Tied all around his neck He climbed up on the garage He's figuring what the heck Screwed his courage up so tight That the whole thing come unwound He got a running start and bless his heart He's headed for the ground [Chorus] Well, he's one of those who knows that life is just a leap of faith Spread your arms and hold your breath and always trust your cape [Verse 2] Now, he's all grown up with a flour sack cape Tied all around his dream And he's full of piss and vinegar And he's busting at the seam Well, he licked his finger and he checked the wind It's going to be do or die And he wasn't scared of nothing Boys, he was pretty sure he could fly [Chorus] [Verse 3] Now, he's old and gray with a flour sack cape Tied all around his head And he's still jumping off the garage and will be till he's dead All these years the people said, he was actin' like a kid He did not know he could not fly and so he did [Chorus][x2]