Sweet Caledonia

[Verse 1]

It was a Highland wedding

For two love-stricken faces

Treacle wasted and hearts were full

And these cobblestone-built walls

With luscious garden pathways

That lined the outside and down the hill

[Verse 2]

There was an old weeping willow

That stood where the path opened

It had a rope swing and white wood bench

We would sit there for ages

While our parents all drank like sailors

Wondering where these stars hide

[Chorus]

How did I get so far?

How did I get so far, running away from you?

How did I get so caught up?

How did I get so lost, trying to hide from you?

From my childhood?

[Verse 3]

We'd use pocket knives to carve weapons

And venture out into the woods

That stretched for miles from the backyard fence

Beneath the canopies, we'd fight imaginary beings

Like all the ones we'd dream at night

[Chorus]

How did I get so far?

How did I get so far, running away from you?

How did I get so caught up?

How did I get so lost, trying to hide from you?

From my childhood, yeah

[Outro]

And I can still taste sweet Caledonia

Sweet Caledonia

Sweet Caledonia (Oh, you're fading away from me)

Sweet Caledonia

And I can still taste (Sweet Caledonia, oh-ohh)

You see it when you start to grow

How far, the little things, they go

Yeah, I can still taste (Sweet Caledonia, oh-ohh)

Our youth is like a brick in Rome

It's hard to ever really know

What'll stay with you when you're older