Come Around

Did you fall again Off the edge of the world Were you wrestling lions Or diving for pearls I've always pictured you As the fearless kind Laying waste to armies With a sword and a smile If you come around this way If you come around this way Say hello Twenty years ago A girl fell to your charms Then watched you sail away A babe in her arms I've waited all this time to make My acquaintance with you All hope of your return Long faded from view But if you come around this way If you come around this way Say hello Every time you kiss your child goodnight Are you reminded of the lullaby You used to sing to soothe the heart you'd chosen to deny If you come around this way If you come then please don't stay Now the sun won't show And the rain comes slow But the trees they know And the sky hits the ground Like a storm without a sound But the blood cries aloud Why did you go away Why couldn't you stay Did the miles help you to erase The hurt, the guilt, the shame you couldn't bear to face Why did you go away