The Plain

	  		
Intro 
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verse 1 

The plain stretched out before me 
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As far as the slate grey sky 

I told her I was leaving  
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With the migrant birds, to fly 

I said she might expect me 
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With the coming of the spring 
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When the birds return back home again 
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With newfound songs to sing 


verse 2 

I hit out on the highway 
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High on the rising sun 

I felt my spirit rising 
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My journey was newly begun 

The joy of expectation 
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Rose in my heart with a song 
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The courage of conviction 
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Carried my journey along 


verse 3 

I bathed in the lake of comfort 
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The milk of my mother's breast 

The son of constant sorrow 
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Sank to his knees in the west 

I prayed to my god for guidance 
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To find there was no one but me 
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There was just the open highway 
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As far as my eyes could see 


Instrumental 
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verse 4 

Throughout my endless journey 
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I have been searching for paradise lost 

I now retrace my footsteps 
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With the burden of infinite cost 

I see myself returning 
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Alone, with my head held high 
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The plain stretched out before me 
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As far as the slate grey sky