Verse 1
I walked the old coast road at dawn,
Where the sea and sky collide,
The cliffs rose up like ancient guards
Still keeping time with the tide.
And the gulls cried out like wandering souls
That never learned to stay—
But I felt the pull of the rising sun
And followed it anyway.
Chorus
So raise your glass to the stories told,
To the hearts that never fade.
To the firelight songs and the nights grown long,
And the friends that life has made.
For the road runs on like a trembling drum,
And I’ll dance through wind and rain—
’Til the earth stands still, I’ll be wandering still
Where the wild winds know my name.
Verse 2
There’s a pub down on the riverside
Where the fiddles warm the air,
And a poet hums a half-lost tune
Like he left it waiting there.
We trade our dreams for another round
And we laugh away the pain—
For every sorrow shared tonight
Won’t haunt us just the same.
Chorus
So raise your glass to the stories told,
To the hearts that never fade.
To the firelight songs and the nights grown long,
And the friends that life has made.
For the road runs on like a trembling drum,
And I’ll dance through wind and rain—
’Til the earth stands still, I’ll be wandering still
Where the wild winds know my name.
Bridge
And if someday I settle down,
May the river still be near,
To remind me of the restless tide
That taught me not to fear.
But ’til that hour I’ll roam the fields
Where the sky is wide and free—
For the old world sings in every stone
And still calls out to me.
Final Chorus (extended)
So raise your glass to the stories told,
To the hearts that never fade.
To the firelight songs and the nights grown long,
And the friends that life has made.
For the road runs on like a trembling drum,
And I’ll dance through wind and rain—
’Til the stars burn dim, I’ll be wandering still
Where the wild winds know my name.
