Hand over hand 

I crawl back to land 

There is no retreat 

That option's far and away 

I have to be brave 

But I always did crave 

The golden sunlight 

It's been about me 

But I'm setting that free 

For golden sunlight, oh 



There's a door open to walk through 

All I want is just beyond 

What if I could let my guard down 

Into freedom, on and on 



Somehow it came out 

When I can't talk about 

Someone to help me 

As free as I wanna be 

I cannot erase 

But you helped me face 

The songs and the flowers 

At last perception 

Of my self deception 

The songs and the flowers, oh 



There's a door open to walk through 

All I want is just beyond 

What if I could let my guard down 

Into freedom, on and on 



What if I could just let my guard down 

What if I could live wide open, yeah 

What if I could just let my guard down 

And go beyond into the great unknown 



Sweetheart, I've been bothered 

A golden sun lit path 

I've been after 

Grass hills, wild flowers 

Sharp road trails 

For a daughter 

I want to be her father 

I want to hear her laughter 

Under meteor showers 

The dogs will howl at the midnight hour 



There's a door open to walk through 

All I want is just beyond 

What if I could let my guard down 

Into freedom, on and on 



What if I could just let my guard down 

What if I could live wide open, yeah 

What if I could just let my guard down 

And go beyond into the great unknown