2. Solitary Star

1. When just a young boy, I’d gaze up at the sky.
I’d watch every night when one star caught my eye
It was stuck way in deep, in a crowd so it seemed
Caught in the path of a white, starry stream.

2. I watched as that star calmly drifted so slow
To a place way up high, where no others would go
In its own space, and away from the rest
I watched its glow brighten, seemed carefree at last.

CHO Now sometimes I think of that star breaking free
It was just like my own life has turned out to be
Always at home, away from the crowd
Away from the towers and bright lights downtown.

3. Some time ago, I took a deep breath
Turned down a good job to start on a new path
Away from the hearth and towards the unknown
Racing ahead, with just spirit and hope

4. I’ve done it alone and I’ve done it my way
Followed that star where it moved every day
Away from the rush, right from the start
A solitary life that has followed the heart

CHO B It’s true that I’ve made some mistakes to be sure
But I’m not one designed to be safe and secure,
Now when I watch for that star that broke free
It shines like a mirror, right back at me.