Carry On Wayward Son
Kansas. Lyrics

Carry on my wayward son
Keep pushing forward, my lost child

For there'll be peace when you are done
You will find peace when you complete your journey

Lay your weary head to rest
Take a break and rest your tired mind and body

Don't you cry no more
Don't shed tears of despair and hopelessness

Once I rose above the noise and confusion
There was a time when I broke through the chaos and uncertainty

Just to get a glimpse beyond the illusion
I sought a peek behind the veil of deception

I was soaring ever higher, but I flew too high
I kept climbing to the top only to lose control

Though my eyes could see I still was a blind man
Despite my vision, I was still ignorant and unaware

Though my mind could think I still was a mad man
Despite my intelligence, I was viewed as insane

I hear the voices when I'm dreamin', I can hear them say
In my dreams, I hear whispers that haunt me

Masquerading as a man with a reason
I pretended to have a purpose to mask my lack of direction

My charade is the event of the season
My facade is the talk of the town

And if I claim to be a wise man, it surely means that I don't know
If I profess to be experienced, then I must be clueless

On a stormy sea of moving emotion
I'm tossed about on a turbulent sea of feelings

Tossed about I'm like a ship on the ocean
I'm adrift and at the mercy of the waves

I set a course for winds of fortune, but I hear the voices say
I aimed for prosperity, but the whispers continue

Carry on, you will always remember
Press on, and you will commemorate this journey forever

Carry on, nothing equals the splendor
Keep going, nothing compares to the magnificence of your destiny

Now your life's no longer empty
Your life is now full and meaningful

Surely heaven waits for you
Paradise is yours to claim