I'm standing in the doorway,
my head bowed in my hands,
not knowing where to sit,
not knowing where I stand.
My father looms above me,
for him there is no rest.
My mother's arms enfold me
and hold me to her breast.
They say you've been out wandering,
they say you've traveled far
Sit down, young stranger,
The room is all gone misty,
my thoughts are all in spin
Sit down, young stranger,
and tell us where you've been
Well, I've been out to the mountain,
I've been down by the sea
I never questioned no one,
and no one questioned me.
My love was given freely,
and of t times was returned.
Sometimes it did get lonely,
but it taught me how to cry.
And laughter came too easy
that I didn't earn with pride
Cause I had a million daydreams
And will you gather daydreams
or will you gather wealth?
How can you find your fortune
when you cannot find yourself?
My mother's eyes grew misty,
there's a trembling in her hand
Sit down, young stranger,
And will you try to tell us
that you've been too long at school
That knowledge is not needed,
That war is not the answer,
that young men should not die.
Sit down, young stranger,
for souls are not reborn.
To wear the crown of peace,
you must wear the crown of thorn.
I'm sure he would not tell
They treated him so badly,
how could he wish them well?
there's nothing left to say
There's rockets in the meadow
The an swer's in the forest,
