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