some o' y'all may know this song, some may not. not written by me. verses by michelle dockrey, chorus by joss, link to song at the end. enjoy

when the stars shine bright thru the engines trail

and the dust of another world drops behind.

when my ship is free of the open sky

its a damn good day to my way of mind.

there's a barren planet you never can leave,

there's a rocky valley where we lost a war.

there's a cross once hung 'round a soldiers neck

there's a mans faith died on serenity's floor

but i stood my ground and ill fly once more,

its the last oath that i ever swore

so, take my love,take my land,

take me where i cannot stand.

i dont care, im still free,

you cant take the sky from me.

take me out into the black.

tell 'em i aint coming back.

burn the land and boil the sea.

you cant take the sky from me.

you cant take the sky from me.

when you see the man and he's standing alone

well you might just take him for an easy mark.

and there's many a man has tried his hand

and there's worse than wolves in the borderland dark.

from the savage men to the government hounds tryin a take whats yours and tear you thru.

but them that run with me's got my back

its a fool dont know that his family's his crew.

dont you tell me what i cannot do.

dont you think ive got to run from you.

just, take my love,take my land,

take me where i cannot stand.

i dont care, im still free,

you cant take the sky from me.

take me out into the black.

tell 'em i aint coming back.

burn the land and boil the sea.

you cant take the sky from me.

you cant take the sky from me.

when you walked my road an you seen what i seen

well, you wont go talking 'bout a righteous man.

you'll know damn well why i wanna keep to my sky

never cry 'neath nobodies heel again.

i seen torment ripped across innocent souls,

seen sane men mad and good men die.

i bin hounded, hated, married and tricked.

i bin tortured,cheated, shot and tied.

wont see no tears when i say goodbye,

i still got my family and my firefly

so, take my love,take my land,

take me where i cannot stand.

i dont care, im still free,

you cant take the sky from me.

take me out into the black.

tell 'em i aint coming back.

burn the land and boil the sea.

you cant take the sky from me.

you cant take the sky from me.

( sorry for the spelling mistakes)

if you want to hear this song, go to.

http://www.cyphertext.net/escapekey/songs.html

go to mals song and down load the new version, labeled 'New! Basement studio recording by Tony Fabris.mp3'