Don Conoscenti

(don conoscenti / bill melanson)

i'm sailing on my father's ship
and his dream becomes my own
i write these words though i'm not
so sure we are ever returning home
he's convinced of what he's telling us
that the world is truly round
no waterfall at the edge of time
still we listen for the sound

we're sailing for the new horizon
trying to touch the sun
and we're holding back the rain

the stars no longer match our charts
in this unfamiliar sky
we've ignored orion's warning
and on pegasus we fly
the waves roll by eternally
i keep my eyes upon these sails
our lives are in my father's hands
he believes we will not fail
chorus
holding back the rain

i look out on this endless sea
as i keep the night watch company
he thinks i'm too young to understand these things
but i can see that he's afraid
i perch myself beside him
keep our eyes upon these sails
our lives are in my father's hands
he believes we will not fail