

He's saying, if I could, I would rather have a life of change, of evolution, of growth. He doesn't want to be tied to one place and to not have the freedom to move around and make changes in his life. It seems to me that there are a few things that the writer, Paul Simon, is really valuing. I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet

In all of the verses of the song we hear the phrase "I'd rather." For example, in the first line it says:

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