A Song for Coping and Hoping

Sometimes I find it easier to communicate with music - a friend said it is part of my vocabulary. In listening to tunes on the way home yesterday, this song struck me as particularly comforting so I thought I'd share the lyrics (I don't remember them all....). It's by Mr. Mister, entitled "The Border."

We, we must go on now
wherever people go, go on together
and love
and try to hold on now
too many of us have run, run out of the circle....

..... I need you near me
we must go on
our questions unanswered
I know what we're after is right here in our arms

I am standing here, my arms open wide
I keep waiting here, heart in my hands on the border
and every step we take gives us the strength to go on
and all the love we make gets us closer to home

I can see it all so clearly now
I can hear your voice in a song
and it burns down inside my soul
takes me down this winding road
we can find our way back home

we, we must go on now
wherever people go, go on together

I am standing here, my arms open wide
I keep waiting here, heart in my hands on the border
and every step we take gives us the strength to go on
and all the love we make gets us closer to home