We who left, left before we knew it.
Taught to travel light, not to wander far,
we learned that lightness takes us farther.
We saw more to sight than met the eye.
Taught to travel light, not to wander far,
we changed our names then countries too.
We saw more to sight than met the eye.
Nowhere was near, so not that far to go.
I changed my name then country too.
Travel became the mainstay of my life.
Nowhere is near, so not that far to go.
Now everywhere I go I want to stay.
Travel’s become the mainstay of my life.
I learned that lightness takes us farther.
Now everywhere I go I want to stay.
I left before I knew it.