The Calling

The clickity clack of iron against wood

The singular path through the nether land

The iron snake that slithered forward

The promise of adventure and sweet discoveries

I am gone love, but not for long

The world awaits, and I shall oblige

Oh the people that I would soon see

And the wonders that I would soon experience

The train shall move forward on and on

Over the tall bridge, over the cold bays

The trees and vistas will greet me

And there I will be, forever more

The world is big, love, and I want to see it

The different smiles each place promised

The different beauties each place hold

Aren't we lucky to live in such era?

Inside the iron snake's belly I will stay

Admiring what the world has to offer

An adventure, a journey, a lesson

An opportunity to know more, a whole lot more

But I will be home love, I will be home

Not all who wanders are lost, and I know the way home

To the nights under the city lights and days over the beach

To you. To us. Together

But now let me see the world, and let the world see me

Let me be lost in this vast, vast world

Let me take one more train ride, and one more, and one more

Each will take me away, yet also will take me home

And the train will go, clickity clack, clickity clack

The laughter will rise, the smile will bloom

The lost child will return to where she belongs

As I run towards the world's open arm and said: I am home