Odyssey

Forty years ago you came on in
A traveler to a foreign land
Mother held you close against her skin
Said your kingdom was at hand
How brightly shined the moon that night
Not a cloud on your horizon

Chorus:
Lay your head upon my shoulder
Rest your wandering soul
No one said that you’d get older
Forty years ago
Footsteps falling on a lighted path
Promises lay just around the bend—
Love and laughter and the aftermath
Of every dream that has to end
Storms rage against the coastline
Shadows play upon the wall
Chorus
Now you fight your giants
Take your treasure—
Lay them at my feet
Drink your fill of pain and pleasure
Your voyage is complete
Ancient ships crashed on the rocky shore
Holding lesser men than you
Sirens sent them to the ocean floor
You just sailed your ship on through
Now the winds will fill your sails with love—
Love you pledged your whole life to
Chorus
I’m just glad that you were born here
Forty years ago
I’m just glad that you were born here
Forty years ago
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