The dark of the sky ' the light of the moon The solitary figure will be home real soon He has braved the storms of time ' his life is on the line He's been prayin' to his saviour Please take me away from here The man on the ship - has a lot to fear He hasn't seen home - in almost a year When darkness falls ' he goes by the stars Getting directions from Jupiter and Mars It was he who created this strife He is fighting for his life He is longing to see ' His wife and his family CHORUS then SOLO Well will things be the same ' When he gets home again Will his children still remember ' The man who went away The year that has gone past ' All the places he has been He'll remember to the last ' The worlds that he has seen CHORUS Oh oh oh Fade to end