Verse 1 when you get this message i'll be high above the earth thinking 'bout the promises that i keep when i touch down in texas land in dallas/fort worth i will call you up and wake you from your sleep i will not let go i will not let go i will not let go of you i will not let go i will not let go i will not let go of you Verse 2 who or what controls the fates of men i cannot say but i keep arriving safely home to you and i humbly acknowledge that i won't always get my way but darling death will have to pry my fingers loose