The wild geese are dancing in the ripples of the morn   My wanderlust is born   I've got to follow them wherever they may lead   For I am just a sailor on a ship across the land   Let me hold your hand   To bid farewell, so I can not go to my knees      But I'll be back again no matter where I go   For it's only love that frees the fire for burning   Then I'll take you in my arms and tell you all I know   As I sing the early song of my returning      The weary world is waiting for ambition to be played   Now young and not afraid   I've got to challenge every chalice that I know   My eager ears are listening for the singing of the sign   Deeper are the lines   Upon the face that finds reflections in the road      Yes, I'll be back again no matter where I go   For it's only love that frees the fire for burning   Then I'll take you in my arms and tell you all I know   As I sing the changing song of my returning      My drifting days prepare me to do battle with the night   A phantom of the fight   I've got conquer all the courage of my fears   The answer lies in limbo and the harvest will be hard   But sacred are the scars   That leave their mark on the fast dissolving years      Yes, I'll be back again no matter where I go   For it's only love that frees the fire for burning   Then I'll take you in my arms and tell you all I know   As I sing the growing song of my returning      Time must have her victory, it's that I've always known   But I won or lost alone   And when a voice calls out, "There's someone you must meet"   With every strength remaining I will suffer one more scene   I'll gather all my dreams   And with my final breath I'll lay them at your feet      Yes, I'll be back again no matter where I go   For it's only love that frees the fire for burning   Then I'll take you in my arms and tell you all I know   As I sing the final song of my returning