I went out to the hazel wood,
Because a fire was in my head,
And cut and peeled a hazel wand,
And hooked a berry to a thread;
And when white moths were on the wing,
And moth-like stars were flickering out,
I dropped the berry in a stream
And caught a little silver trout.

When I had laid it on the floor
I went to blow the fire a-flame,
But something rustled on the floor,
And someone called me by my name:
It had become a glimmering girl
With apple blossom in her hair
Who called me by my name and ran
And faded through the brightening air.

Though I am old with wandering
Through hollow lands and hilly lands,
I will find out where she has gone,
And kiss her lips and take her hands;
And walk among long dappled grass,
And pluck till time and times are done,
The silver apples of the moon,
The golden apples of the sun.

By William Butler Yeats

The Song of Wandering Aengus

Verse:1

He came in quiet on the morning train

Guitar in hand trying to dodge the rain

Nobody asked, and he didn’t explain

Just nodded once and slipped down Main Street



Chorus:

They don’t know him yet, or the stories he hides

The towns he’s left, or the tears he’s cried

Ain’t from around here, but he acts like he is

He’s a legend in his own mind



Verse 2:

He strums along at the local bar

Same three chords with an empty tip jar

Folks hear the sound of his lonely guitar

What makes him think he’s gonna be a star someday



Bridge:

There was a band and a girl out West

 shot at the big time, but he failed the test

What’s left behind that still leaves a mark

Now he plays in the shadows, afraid of the dark



Verse 3:

His disappearance seemed to be well timed

Left nothin’ but some old shoes behind

Some say he’s chasing a ghost he can’t find

But he’s always been runnin’ from his own mind games



Chorus:

They don’t know him yet, or the stories he hides

The towns he’s left, or the tears he’s cried

Ain’t from around here, but he acts like he is

He’s a legend in his own mind

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I have been rockin through life one song at a time.  I picked up the guitar 50+ years ago and never put it down.

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