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Intro

 Well I looked into a house I once lived in

 Around the time I first went on my own

 When the roads were as many as the places I had dreamed of

 And my friends and I were one

 Now the distance is done and the search has begun

 I've come to see where my beginnings have gone

 Oh the walls and the windows were still standing

 And the music could be heard at the door

 Where the people who kindly endured my odd questions

 Asked if I came very far

 And when my silence replied they took me inside

 Where their children sat playing on the floor

 Well we spoke of the changes that would find us farther on

 And it left me so warm and so high

 But as I stepped back outside to the grey morning sun

 I heard that highway whisper and sigh

 Are you ready to fly?

 And I looked into the faces all passing by

 It's an ocean that will never be filled

 And the house that grows older and finally crumbles

 That even love cannot rebuild

 It's a hotel at best, you're here as a guest

 You oughta make yourself at home while you're waiting for the rest

 Well I looked into dream of the millions

 That one day the search will be through

Now here I stand at the edge of my embattled illusions

 Looking into you

Solo

 The great song traveler passed through here

 And he opened my eyes to the view

 And I was among those who called him a prophet

 And I asked him what was true

 Until the distance had shown how the road remains alone

 Now I'm looking in my life for a truth that is my own

 Well I looked into the sky for my anthem

 And the words and the music came through

But words and music can never touch the beauty that I've seen

 Looking into you - and that’s true

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