The Boy Who Came Back

He woke to the sound of the birds in the morning
Felt charged with a new lease of life
Time to break out of his present surroundings
A mother, a child and a wife
He'd not said goodbye to his last thread of childhood
It lay just beyond his front gate
So he packed just a few things he'd packed in his job
And he prayed he'd not left it too late

He turned and he said, "Well, we always had time
Time on our side
And there's time for this boy to turn back"
He turned and he said, "Well, we always had time
Time on our side
And there's time for this boy to turn back"

Joy held his heart as he took to the road
Cast all his sorrow to the breeze
Knew in his heart was the right thing to do
For he had to search out his beliefs
Spring came and fall went, the year ran away
Love, hate and heartache ran too
Felt himself drift into memories of home
And loneliness he lived on through

He turned and he said, "Well, we always had time
Time on our side
And there's time for this boy to turn back"

And he'd learnt about life, but he'd lost out on love
He was no longer only a boy
There were lines on his face from the sun and the wind
But no lines there through laughter or joy

Shoes full of holes but with fire in his soul
He walked down the dirt beaten track
Mother was gone but his wife and child were living on
And they cried, "It's the boy who came back"
Goodbye through the evening, goodbye through the night
Goodbye through the dreams, through the sleep

Goodbye to our yesterdays, hello tomorrow
Seems we were destined to meet

He turned and he said, "Well, we always had time
Time on our side
And there's time for this boy to turn back"
He turned and he said, "Well, we always had time
Time on our side
And there's time for this boy to turn back"
He turned and he said, "Well, we always had time
Time on our side
And there's time for this boy to turn back"

He turned and he said, "Well, goodbye"
He turned and he said, "Well, goodbye"
Goodbye