Child of the 70\u2019s I am
\nprobably a
\nhalf-a-decade behind that
\nmusically
\nfavoring the 60\u2019s<\/p>\n
Not much into the Allmans
\nthough lots of friends
\ncertainly were<\/p>\n
rearview-mirroring my peers
\nI get it now
\nbecause I lived it then<\/p>\n
Lord, I was born a ramblin’ man<\/em>
\nTryin’ to make a livin’ and doin’ the best I can<\/em>
\nAnd when it’s time for leavin’<\/em>
\nI hope you’ll understand<\/em>
\nThat I was born a ramblin’ man<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nMoving from Minnesota to Colorado
\nat age ten
\nonly a prelude<\/p>\ntrekking back and forth every summer
\nsolo
\nvia classic
\nGreyhound Sceni-Cruisers<\/p>\nWithin a week of high school graduation
\nI was back on the bus
\nback to Minneapolis, broadcasting school
\nkickstarting a career in small towns<\/p>\nMissouri, Iowa
\nback to Minnesota for wide-ranging
\ntravelogue
\nmultiple towns, call letters
\na true radio vagabond<\/p>\nLord, I was born a ramblin’ man
\nTryin’ to make a livin’ and doin’ the best I can<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\ngenetically predisposed, I suppose
\ndescended from
\nseafaring Vikings and diaspora Jews<\/p>\nMy radio days ended, but not my nomadic
\napproach to the universe
\nMinneapolis, rural Minnesota again<\/p>\nten years in New Orleans
\nas a high school teacher, no less<\/p>\nnow back in the urban Midwest
\ntethered by roots seen
\nand unnoticed
\nhere to stay, until I\u2019m not<\/p>\nAnd when it’s time for leavin’<\/em>
\nI hope you’ll understand<\/em><\/p>\nThat I was born a ramblin’ man<\/em><\/p>\n