I know you're gone

I watched you leave

I always thought

That it was me

You made it clear

With that last kiss

You couldn't live a life

With maybe's and whatif's



When every boat

Has sailed away

And every path

Is marked and paved

When every road

Has had its say

Then I'll be bringing you back

Home to stay



I have the cards you sent to me

You wrote of trains and Paris galleries

This spring you'll draw

Canals, and frescoed walls

Look how far your dreaming's gone



When every town looks just the same

When every choice gets hard to make

When every map is put away

Then I'll be bringing you back

Home to stay



And now I know why you had to go alone

Isn't there a place between



When every boat

Has sailed away

And every path

Is marked and paved



When every road

Has had its say

Then I'll be bringing you back

Home to stay



Reach out to me

Call out my name

And I would bring you back again

Today