[Verse 1] I drew a line at the harbor wall A little red route where the gulls wheel tall One road opened like a morning door One stayed folded in the atlas drawer [Pre-Chorus] Every yes is a compass turning Every no leaves a page unburning I can’t be the sea, the shore, the sky Still, there’s a whole new world nearby [Chorus] Go where the map breaks, go where it bends Take the bright road; let the lost roads end Step on the one, let the other ones be No one can sail every blue on the sea Oh, the world is wide, and my hands are small I choose one horizon—and love it all [Verse 2] There’s a warm green coast I’ll never know And a mountain pass under winter snow But this little town has a bell at noon And a window full of orange bloom [Pre-Chorus] Every yes is a compass turning Every no leaves a page unburning I can’t be the sea, the shore, the sky Still, there’s a whole new world nearby [Chorus] Go where the map breaks, go where it bends Take the bright road; let the lost roads end Step on the one, let the other ones be No one can sail every blue on the sea Oh, the world is wide, and my hands are small I choose one horizon—and love it all [Bridge] Fold the paper, keep the crease Let the far-off islands keep their peace What I leave is not a debt to pay I’m here, I’m moving, I’m on my way [Final Chorus] Go where the map breaks, go where it bends Take the bright road; let the lost roads end Step on the one, let the other ones be No one can sail every blue on the sea Oh, the world is wide, and my hands are small I choose one horizon—and love it all [Outro] One bright harbor, one open door I don’t need to visit every shore
