Song Lyrics Collection

Terra Nova

James Taylor
1983-01-014:16 minSynced lyrics

"Terra Nova" is a song by James Taylor, released in 1983 in the Pop genre. The song is 4:16 long and contains 54 lines and 326 words.

Lyrics

0:05Oh end this day show me the ocean
0:12When shall I see the sea
0:18May this day set me in emotion
0:24I ought to be on my way
0:30We were there
0:32We were sailing on the Terra Nova
0:40Sailing for the setting sun
0:45Sailing for the new horizon
0:55May this day show me an ocean
1:00I ought to be on my way
1:06Ought to be on my way right now
1:12Stepping on the boat
1:14With a lump in my throat
1:17On my way right now
1:23I got a letter from a dear friend of mine
1:28The story of a spiritual awakening
1:34She spoke of her love
1:36Returning in kind
1:39She let me know that
1:41She'd be waiting
1:43And I should be on my way by now
1:50Walking across the floor
1:52Reaching for the door
1:55On my way by now
2:01But here I sit country fool that I am
2:06My elbow on my knee
2:08And my chin in my hand
2:12My mind in the gutter
2:13And my eye on the street
2:17Holed up in a cave of concrete
2:21And I ought to be on my way right now
2:27Packing my things
2:29While the telephone rings
2:32On my way right now
2:39I miss my lovely mother
2:43And I love my lonely father
2:50I know I owe my brothers
2:53One thing and another
2:56I hear my sister singing
2:59And I ought to be on my way right now
3:05Moving across the land
3:07With my heart in my hand
3:10On my way by now
3:15Ought to be on my way by now
3:20Oh end this day set me in motion
3:27Ought to be on my way
3:40Out of the west of Lambert's Cove
3:44There's a sail out in the sun
3:49And I'm on board though very small
3:54I've come home to stop yearning
4:01Burn off the haze around the shore
4:06Turn off the crazy way I feel
4:11I'll stay away from you no more
4:16I've come home to stop yearning
Oh end this day show me the ocean
When shall I see the sea
May this day set me in emotion
I ought to be on my way
We were there
We were sailing on the Terra Nova
Sailing for the setting sun
Sailing for the new horizon
May this day show me an ocean
I ought to be on my way
Ought to be on my way right now
Stepping on the boat
With a lump in my throat
On my way right now
I got a letter from a dear friend of mine
The story of a spiritual awakening
She spoke of her love
Returning in kind
She let me know that
She'd be waiting
And I should be on my way by now
Walking across the floor
Reaching for the door
On my way by now
But here I sit country fool that I am
My elbow on my knee
And my chin in my hand
My mind in the gutter
And my eye on the street
Holed up in a cave of concrete
And I ought to be on my way right now
Packing my things
While the telephone rings
On my way right now
I miss my lovely mother
And I love my lonely father
I know I owe my brothers
One thing and another
I hear my sister singing
And I ought to be on my way right now
Moving across the land
With my heart in my hand
On my way by now
Ought to be on my way by now
Oh end this day set me in motion
Ought to be on my way
Out of the west of Lambert's Cove
There's a sail out in the sun
And I'm on board though very small
I've come home to stop yearning
Burn off the haze around the shore
Turn off the crazy way I feel
I'll stay away from you no more
I've come home to stop yearning

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