Pale in the distance stood fast-fading Avalon
Perched on the lonely and sundering sea
There the waves reached out, and there the mist gathered
And soon as I saw, it was taken from me

But I will make you stay, somehow
I will find a way
Nevermore slip away, evermore remain
For as long as I carry your name.

I watched the sun dip below the green fields
And the flowers all sleeping in bright Tír na nÓg
Even the stars will fall, someday the clarion
Call of the night will come, finding them gone

But I will make you stay, somehow
I will find a way
Nevermore slip away, evermore remain
For as long as I carry your name.

All love is fleeting, the white wings are beating
To carry the last of its promise from me
All life is fading, and memory is changing
But time cannot steal what is already free

And I will keep you here with me
I have found a way
Nevermore slip away, evermore remain
For as long as I carry your name
Nevermore slip away, evermore remain
For as long as I carry your name.

***
I chase your every vision
And I follow every scheme
When you dial the tune, I'm ready
To strike up an Earthly theme
My watchers of the planets,
My searchers of the skies
You bade me stay for ninety days
But the wonder struck my eyes

The red road is a river, and the fount of truth lies there
So hold the line and it's on I'll climb
You'll find me everywhere
'Cause I'm a rover.

As the ocean craves the moon's face
And rises toward her light
I need the furnace of your sun
To keep me burning bright
I'm simple in my spirit
Resourceful in my quest
Solving every puzzle in my path
Surpassing every test

The red road is a river, and the fount of truth lies there
So hold the line and it's on I'll climb
You'll find me everywhere
'Cause I'm a rover.

Set me in a high place
Beyond the dust of time
But save your grief, I never was
Designed to make you cry
Neither lost nor am I losing
I have forged my way this far
I'm still here, and I'll be rising
In the light of every star

The red road is a river, and the fount of truth lies there
So hold the line and it's on I'll climb
You'll find me everywhere
The red road is a river, and the fount of truth lies there
So hold the line and it's on I'll climb
You'll find me everywhere
'Cause I'm a rover.