Allan Taylor Lyrics
"Boy Becomes The Man"

Young boy on the waterfront
Looking out at the sea
Ships in the distance
Where he longs to be

Throw a stone in the water
Watch the ripples disappear
Ride the waves to Africa
With the wind in your hair
The wind in your hair
The wind in your hair

There's a map up on a space in the wall
And he stares at it through the night
He dreams across continents
Following the light

Onward to the west he roves
Searching out the sun
When he comes full circle
He swings around again
He swings around again
He swings around again

And a father sees a young boy
Who wears a man's disguise
He knows that far-off freedom look
It flashes in his eyes

For he wore that look in younger days
When he was still a son
And he knows that he will see
When the boy becomes the man
The boy becomes the man
The boy becomes the man

And the road goes ever onward
So, take it while you can
When you've done with travelling
Come home again my son
Home again my son
Home again my son