Highwayman by Jimmy Webb and sung by Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson portrays a single soul passing through successive lives—a hanged outlaw, a sailor, a dam builder, and finally a starship pilot—affirming it will “be back again, and again” which evokes clear themes of reincarnation and spiritual continuity across time.
I'll fly a starship
Across the Universe divide
And when I reach the other side
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can
Perhaps I may become a highwayman again
Or I may simply be a single drop of rain
But I will remain
And I'll be back again
And again and again and again and again and again and again