Lyrics
It's hard to explain it, not sure why
But I've been wandering in the deepest night
Strange, strange cities and alleys alike
lost and confused and just out of sight
(chorus)
An old man's dreams, a young man's heart
familiar faces; can't tell them apart
The whispers of ancient dreams from afar
are coming to visit from wherever they are
(verse)I've traveled these roads; I've been here before
but I can't place them in real life anymore
backyards and backroads; aching and sore
industrial basements and ruins galore
(chorus)
I've flown across valleys and sun-drenched plains
ancient brick buildings; can't remember their names
lost my way on strange city streets first one and another
they all seem the same
(chorus)
I see my father calling to me
to help save the business from eternity
new faces, old faces wander in and out
of the places that I see
(bridge/lead)
A kid in college; a sailor at sea
are some of the people thru whose eyes I see
I know I've not been there, yet I can believe
that these visions reside in me
(chorus)
And when I awake, I tell my love
my recall is better than reality
the visions I have, transcending time
the song of humanity calling to me
(bridge/lead)
(repeat 1st verse)
Mark Gates
6/5/2019