David Wilcox

A bright kite he's hangin' from


Jon rides a glider above the clouds


He stepped off Haleakala


Ten thousand feet above the ground


High up over the mountain snow


He rides the air up high and thin


Tell us now, we gotta know:


How do you get to where you've been?





Because you make it look easy


You make it look easy, easy.





"Fun river to run," she said.


Class 5 rapids is what she means


Weave through the boulders in one thin line


No room to eddy-out between


A 20-foot high falling wall


You ride it down like easy fun


What's the trick to falls that tall?


How do you do the things you've done?





Because you make it look easy


You make it look easy, easy.





Really it's driving long distance


Dialing in the gear


Studying the balance


Quieting the fear


All the hard landings


Teach you how to fall


But what do you get


For getting through it all?





You can't keep it in a camera


Not a trophy on a shelf


Not a tale to tell the children


Not a way to prove yourself


It's much bigger than we are


Can't claim it as your own


But you've got to climb that mountain


To find your way back home





That's how you make it look easy


You make it look easy, easy.





Mud enduros and motocross


Dishwashing money to buy my gas


Late at night in the cold garage


Building the engine that moved my past


Sliding out of the perfect turn


To hook up the traction just in time


Skip the second half of the double jump


Chase it right down to the finish line





That's how you make it look easy


You make it look easy, easy.





Really it's driving long distance


Dialing in the gear


Studying the balance


Quieting the fear


All the hard landings


All the tough breaks


Learning all of your lessons


Making all the mistakes


That's how you make it look easy


You make it look easy, easy.


Make it look easy


Make it look easy, easy ----





Hear the sound of the rushing wheels


Fly by in a gust of wind


A bright colored flock of steel


Stampede as the race begins


Later on up the winding climb


You break away and shake the pack


You made your move at the perfect time


Over your shoulder they're off the back





That's how you make it look easy, easy, easy...