I start up in the north north, I grow from special seed
I sprinkle it with sensibility
fromFrom French and Hungarian snow
I linger in the sprouting until my engine's full

Then I move across the sea
To European bliss
To bliss, to language of poets
As I cut the cord of home
home, I kiss my mother's mother
lookLook to the horizon
wideWide eyed, new ground
humbledHumbled by my new surroundings

I am a citizen of the planet
My president is kwan yin Kwan Yin
My frontier is on an airplane
my prisons:My prisons, homes for rehabilitating

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So I wait, my wait

My yearn for home is broadened
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callings from beyond
So I pack my things things, nothing precious all
All things sacred

I am a citizen of the planet
My laws are all of attraction
My punishments are consequences
Separating from source the original sin

I am a citizen of the planet
democracy'sDemocracy's kids are sovereign
Where the teachers are the sages
And pedestals fill with every parent

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Threads sewn straight through this fabric
fabric throughThrough fields of every color
color, one culture to another
AndI come alive and I get giddy
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I am a citizen of the planet
From simple roots through high vision
I am guarded by the angels
My body guides the direction I go in

I am a citizen of the planet
My favorite pastime edge stretching
Besotten with human condition
theseThese ideals are borne from my deepest within