[Intro — Soft Piano and Solo Cello] [Verse 1] An old man rides across the screen Through little towns and fields of green The road is quiet, the morning slow He takes the paths we used to know And though his journey now is done I see him riding toward the sun Somewhere between the earth and sky The wheels keep turning in my mind [Verse 2] Another road, another land A map unfolding in his hands Across the stones, against the rain A thousand miles of joy and pain And I wonder what we carry through The things we lose, the things we knew Not every road will lead us far Some take us closer to who we are [Chorus] Carry me home, across the years Through all the love, through all the tears For every soul beneath this sky May there be somewhere safe tonight And if my hands can ease one pain I’ll give my kindness once again The road is long, the world is wide But love can travel by our side [Instrumental — Cello and Acoustic Guitar] [Bridge — Almost Whispered] Somewhere a child is waiting still Beyond the smoke, beyond the hill I cannot stop the falling rain Or take away another’s pain But I can hold a hand today And choose the words I want to say [Final Chorus — Tender, Restrained] Carry me home, across the years Beyond our losses, beyond our fears For every soul beneath this sky May there be somewhere safe tonight No need to tell the world to run No need to race against the sun At your own pace, through joy and pain There’s still a morning after rain [Outro — Piano and Solo Cello] The wheels grow quiet The daylight stays May everyone Find their way home [End — Long Cello Fade]
