[Intro]
Carry on, my wayward son
There"ll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don"t you cry no more
Ahh-ahh
[Verse 1]
Once I rose above the noise and confusion
Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion
I was soaring ever higher, but I flew too high
Though my eyes could see, I still was a blind man
Though my mind could think, I still was a madman
I hear the voices when I"m dreaming
I can hear them say
[Chorus]
Carry on, my wayward son
There"ll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don"t you cry no more
[Verse 2]
Masquerading as a man with a reason
My charade is the event of the season
And if I claim to be a wise man, well
It surely means that I don"t know
On a stormy sea of moving emotion
Tossed about, I"m like a ship on the ocean
I set a course for winds of fortune
But I hear the voices say
[Chorus]
Carry on, my wayward son
There"ll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don"t you cry no more (No)
[Guitar Solo]
[Bridge]
Carry on, you will always remember
Carry on, nothing equals the splendor
Now your life"s no longer empty
Surely Heaven waits for you
[Chorus]
Carry on, my wayward son
There"ll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
(Don"t you cry) Don"t you cry no more
[Outro]
No more