Allan Taylor - Boy becomes the man

Young boy on the waterfront ^C Looking out at the sea ^{D D}Ships in the distance ^GWhere he longs to be

^GThrow a stone in the water Watch the ^Cripples disappear ^{D D}Ride the waves to Africa With the ^Gwind in your hair The ^Cwind in your hair ^D The ^Gwind in your hair

^GThere's a map up on a space in the wall And he ^Cstares at it through the night He ^Ddreams across continents ^GFollowing the light

^GOnward to the west he roves ^CSearching out the sun ^{D D}When he comes full circle He ^Gswings around again He ^Cswings around again ^D He ^Gswings around again

^GAnd the father sees a young boy Who ^Cwears a man's disguise He ^Dknows that far-off freedom look That ^Gflashes in his eyes

^GFor he wore that look in younger days When ^Che was still a son And he ^Dknows that he will never see When the ^Gboy becomes the man The ^Cboy becomes the man ^D The ^Gboy becomes the man

^GAnd the road goes ever onward So, ^Ctake it while you can ^{D D}When you've done with travelling Come ^Ghome again my son ^CHome again my son ^{D G}Home again my son