Freewheeling Down Mill Hill

Lyrics

Top of the hill, and the wind in my sleeves
The road runs away through a cloud of leaves
No brakes in my hands, nothing I need
Just a bicycle humming and a wheel gone free

The hedges are flying, the chimneys are small
A farmer's dog barks as I'm going for it all
I haven't a reason, I haven't a plan
Just a laugh in my chest like a boy again

Oh, freewheeling down Mill Hill
Nothing to do and no one to thrill
The sky is wide and my heart is light
And I'm going down fast, and it feels so right
Freewheeling, freewheeling, let the road run
Joy for no reason, joy for the fun

The village is waking, the baker waves
A girl on a pony cuts through the haze
I ring my bell like a bright little cheer
And the whole world answers, loud and clear

Oh, freewheeling down Mill Hill
Nothing to do and no one to thrill
The sky is wide and my heart is light
And I'm going down fast, and it feels so right
Freewheeling, freewheeling, let the road run
Joy for no reason, joy for the fun

I was a teacher, I was always calm
Now the hill takes the clock out of my palm
Let the years roll back like the wheels on the ground
Let me whoop like a child, let me make the sound

Oh, freewheeling down Mill Hill
Nothing to do and no one to thrill
The sky is wide and my heart is light
And I'm going down fast, and it feels so right
Freewheeling, freewheeling, let the road run
Joy for no reason, and it's all for fun

Down Mill Hill, down Mill Hill
Laughing all the way, and laughing still