Wading out in the wide wastelands
You came at last at the sound of my voice
Your face was hard and your legs stood tall
You were not at all as I left you last time
Oh my god! What a child you were then
Oh my god! What a child was I
And long had passed my last chance to beg
Take me back
Take me back home now
Keep your life
Keep your distance
So long I’ve stood shaking
On solid ground
I’ve oceans to cross
Cities to build and mines to dig deeper
In other lives I could leave this to others
But I can not follow you
And maybe I’d be kinder
And maybe I’d be cruel
If I’d left you none the wiser
And stayed in silence for you
Keep your life
Keep your distance
So long I’ve stood shaking
On solid ground
I’ve oceans to cross
Cities to build and mines to dig deeper
In other lives I could leave this to others
But I can not follow you
Maybe I was wrong after all
Maybe you were all I was wanting for
And running back to me, I’m running back to you
In the ether of my sleep, I still
reach for you
I’ve oceans to cross
(So where will you run?)
Cities to build and mines to dig deeper
(Deeper still?)
In other lives I could leave this to others
(But I won’t)
But I will not follow you
(Follow, follow, follow me)
