Let the Wind Blow

O the stories we could tell, my adventurous friend

And the perils that we faced on our journey homeward

We were sailing in the open and the storm was coming fast

So we jumped up to our posts, but the rudder split in half

So here comes the wave

It came crashing on the deck, twisted up the sail

But then we saw the land and we jumped into the sea

Let the wind blow, rescued in each other's arms

We watched the sun rise up again

So we marched into the day, our machetes lifted high

Blazing through the thorny vines on our journey homeward

But we heard the distant cry and we saw the cloud of smoke

But by then it was too late, and we couldn't turn around

So here comes the fire

We were coughing as we ran, trees fell in the path

But then we saw the rocks and we climbed 'til we were free

Let the wind blow, you pulled me up into your arms

We watched the sun rise up again

As we scaled the deep crevasse

How we marveled at our fortunes and the genius of our ways

I'm sorry for the day we couldn't venture on

It's what I should have guessed, there was never any home

Will they find a splintered boat, the trunk of letters in the sand

And a flag upon a hill beyond the blackened forest?

Down a winding garden path there's a creaky little house

I'll be writing at my desk looking out upon my town

So here comes the end

I will close this book tonight, pass the golden pen along

To the heroes of love, great storytellers all

Let the wind blow, may they find their way home

And watch the sun rise up again

Oh let the wind blow, I will hold you in my dreams

And watch the sun rise up again