9. LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY

THE OLD MAN ON THE HEADLAND IS LOOKING OUT TO SEA
HE’S REMEMBERING ANOTHER TIME AND THE WAY IT USED TO BE
WHEN HE WAS YOUNG HE DID HIS PART FISHING ON THE BAY, BUT IN HIS MIND HE DREAMED OF
LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY

HE WALKS DOWN IN THE EVENING, WHEN THE FISHING BOATS COME IN
THEY LAUGH AND HAVE A YARN ABOUT THE COD FISH AND THE WIND
BUT HE’S NO LONGER PART OF THINGS AND HE BIDS THEM ALL GOOD DAY
AT NIGHT HE SAILS AND DREAMS OF LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY

HE CLEARLY CAN REMEMBER THE IMPORTANT THINGS IN LIFE
THE VERY FIRST BOAT THAT HE BUILT AND THE DAY HE TOOK HIS WIFE
BUT SHE’S NO LONGER WITH HIM NOW, AND IT’S BEEN A YEAR THIS MAY
HE TREASURED THEM A LIFETIME LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY

AS SUMMER SLOWLY PASSES AND AUTUMN IS DRAWING NEAR , HE’S READING NATURES MESSAGE
AND TO HIM IT’S VERY CLEAR
HE SOON WON’T BE AROUND TO WATCH THE BOATS OUT ON THE BAY
HE’LL BE A MEMORY OF LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY
WE’LL ALL BE MEMORIES OF LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY

By: WAYNE TAYLOR
KEVIN COLLINS