Forge a New Life
He stands there
Across the wide road
Just stands there
Looking in the window
Every step from the subway to this very spot
He has counted them all
Open up my life
He can't move on, one step closer and he's lost
He can't turn away, take his life and turn it off
What's behind the drawing curtain?
What's beyond the shadows cast?
Memories we know for certain
Futures that will come to pass
Working late every night, waiting for the right time
Hiding papers in an unlocked drawer
Slowly forging
Forge a new life
You, there
Do you have the right papers?
Are they correctly authorized?
Do you have the proper identification?
Where do you intend on going?
See the borders of your life
At the boundaries of the world
There's a man who checks your face
If you're not who he expects
Then your name's erased without a trace
There I... at the gate
There I... waiting
There I... at the gate
Do I... pass?
What's behind the drawing curtain?
What's beyond the shadows cast?
Memories we know for certain
Futures that will come to pass
Working late every night, waiting for the right time
Hiding papers under lock and key
Lock and key
Forge a new life
If the weight that once framed you
And the darkened days are all left behind
Then the mirror of your hidden hope
Will reflect on this new place and time
Working late every night, just to save what you can
Filing letters full of words unsaid, in American
Like a savior that renames
Gives you courage to simply start again
There's a genius to this crazy land
That reflects upon my face and hands
I've come to America
Forge a new life
Would I have learned?
Would I have earned the same mind?
Would I have burned the bridge between dreams and home
Had I not left in time?
Would I have lost you
Had I stayed and lived a lie?
Driven underground, every right every wrong
Wouldn't every passion die?
What of my sons?
And the sons of my sons?
Would they be proud
When the day is done?
When the day is done?
Can't go back home
Can't go back
Across the wide road
Just stands there
Looking in the window
Every step from the subway to this very spot
He has counted them all
Open up my life
He can't move on, one step closer and he's lost
He can't turn away, take his life and turn it off
What's behind the drawing curtain?
What's beyond the shadows cast?
Memories we know for certain
Futures that will come to pass
Working late every night, waiting for the right time
Hiding papers in an unlocked drawer
Slowly forging
Forge a new life
You, there
Do you have the right papers?
Are they correctly authorized?
Do you have the proper identification?
Where do you intend on going?
See the borders of your life
At the boundaries of the world
There's a man who checks your face
If you're not who he expects
Then your name's erased without a trace
There I... at the gate
There I... waiting
There I... at the gate
Do I... pass?
What's behind the drawing curtain?
What's beyond the shadows cast?
Memories we know for certain
Futures that will come to pass
Working late every night, waiting for the right time
Hiding papers under lock and key
Lock and key
Forge a new life
If the weight that once framed you
And the darkened days are all left behind
Then the mirror of your hidden hope
Will reflect on this new place and time
Working late every night, just to save what you can
Filing letters full of words unsaid, in American
Like a savior that renames
Gives you courage to simply start again
There's a genius to this crazy land
That reflects upon my face and hands
I've come to America
Forge a new life
Would I have learned?
Would I have earned the same mind?
Would I have burned the bridge between dreams and home
Had I not left in time?
Would I have lost you
Had I stayed and lived a lie?
Driven underground, every right every wrong
Wouldn't every passion die?
What of my sons?
And the sons of my sons?
Would they be proud
When the day is done?
When the day is done?
Can't go back home
Can't go back
Credits
Writer(s): Tobin Mueller
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Other Album Tracks
- Rebellion Is a Lullaby (feat. Anton Mueller)
- Speak Truth to Power (feat. Anton Mueller & Darren Chapman)
- When the Future Comes (feat. Anton Mueller & Bob Piper)
- Puzzle City (feat. Anton Mueller & Bob Piper)
- Gethsemane Revisited (feat. Anton Mueller)
- Dare to Sing (feat. Anton Mueller, Tadashi Togawa & Darren Chapman)
- Hold on to the Thread of Love
- Forge a New Life
- Crazy Story (feat. Donny McCaslin)
- My Heart Still Beats
All Album Tracks: Best of Tobin Mueller, Vol. 3: Prog Fusion >
Altri album
- At the Piano
- Interpretations, Vol. 1
- At the Piano, Vol. 2
- At the Piano, Vol. 1
- Best of Tobin Mueller, Vol. 5: Chill
- Best of Tobin Mueller, Vol. 4: Vocals
- Best of Tobin Mueller, Vol. 3: Prog Fusion
- Best of Tobin Mueller, Vol. 2: Jazz Arrangements (Remastered 2023)
- Best of Tobin Mueller, Vol. 1: Jazz Originals (Remastered)
- Prestidigitation
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