Marvelous Clouds

I'm the son of the wild swan of Flanders Who sail on the river of dreams My mother the swan has left me and gone My home's the banks of the stream In the marvelous clouds sail by, marvelous clouds Aloft in the soft, summer sky, marvelous clouds I've seen all the lovers and always I've heard every promise at dawn I spent too much time just standing in line To be told I shouldn't belong And the marvelous clouds sail by, marvelous clouds Aloft in the soft, summer sky, marvelous clouds I've looked in the eyes of your heroes As they sailed from far, distant lands The mud on their uniforms, mud on their boots Blood on their faces and hands In the marvelous clouds sail by, marvelous clouds Aloft in the soft, summer sky, marvelous clouds My father, the king of the mountain Looks down and watches his child Come home, says he, if you hate what you see You're young and the country is wild But I'll stay and I'll wait for the canons And the drums to stop drumming my ears Is it too late, mankind, if you run out of time It's a matter of days or just years In the marvelous clouds sail by, marvelous clouds Aloft in the soft, summer sky, marvelous clouds Marvelous clouds, marvelous clouds