On my way to a city that never sleeps - neither did I
I was driven by ambition, I was led there by my art
Looking down from the heady heights
At the busy streets below
Looking up at the brightest lights
At the start of every show
From the manic days to the endless nights
There's so much I didn't know
But I just needed room to grow
Between the chanting of the choppers
And the singing of the sirens
Beneath the shadow of the skyline
On the river by the highway
I found the strength to sing my stories
With my heart and with my hands
And the songs once bound by fear were all set free
Thought I was on my way to New York City,
But I was on the way to me
On the way
On the way
On the way
I know that I will find it on the way
On my way to a green and pleasant land
I was driven by adventure, I was led there by my heart
Looking down into a woolly dale
With wildflowers and butterflies
Looking up in a howling gale
At an angel that will never fly
From the cobblestones to the muddy trails
Under grey and moody skies
Drizzling rain into my misty eyes
Between the heather and the bracken
And the turbines on the hillside
Along the dry stone walls and waterfalls
And the ruins of the mills
I played the keys for the worker bees
And made a home for every song
Across the pond, but still a bit at sea
Thought I was on my way to the North of England,
But I was on the way to me
On the way
On the way
On the way
I know that I will find it on the way
On my way to love everlasting
I learned to be together
I learned to be apart
Looking up to a lover's smile
From the arms of an embrace
Looking back in a little while
From the distance of the extra space
From the fairy tale of walking down the aisle
To a solitary place
Connection lost without a trace
Between the passion and the promises
And the sorrow and the silences
Between the frankness and the friendship
And the secrets and the severance
The truths, the lies, the rights, the wrongs;
A broken heart is worth its fate in song
I looked and looked, and now I finally see
Thought I was on my way to happy ever after,
But there isn't such a thing
There is you and there is me
Life's a journey, then a dream
And there is love
And love is real
And broken hearts can heal
But what I looked for all along
Is at the heart of every song
And I carry it within me
On the way
On the way
On the way
I carry it within me on the way