James Taylor - Terra Nova(1977)

Words & Music by Carly E. Simon, James V. Taylor
From the Album: "JT" 1977
Album Charts: CAN No.2 US No.4 AUS No.10 NZ No.31
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Oh, end this day~...
Show me the ocean...
When shall I see the sea?
May this day~.. set me in motion..
I ought to be on my way...

We were there
We were sailing on the Terra Nova...
Sailing for the setting sun~...
Sailing for the new horizon...
May this day~.. show me an ocean..
I ought to be on my way...

Ought to be on my way right now...
Stepping on the boat..
With a lump in my throat..
On my way right now...

I got a letter
from a dear friend of mine~...
the story of a spiritual awakening..
She spoke of her love~..
returning in kind...
She let me know that she'd be waiting...
And I should be on my way by now...
Walking across the floor..
reaching for the door~..
on my way by now...

But here I sit,
country fool that I am,
my elbow on my knee
and my chin in my hand...
My mind in the gutter
and my eye on the street~...
holed up in a cave of concrete...
And I ought to be on my way right now...
Packing my things
while the telephone rings
on my way right now...

I miss my lovely mother and I..
love my lonely father...
I know I owe my brothers
one thing and another
I hear my sister singing..
And I ought to be on my way right now...
Moving across the land
with my heart in my hand
on my way by now~..
Ought to be on my way by now...

Oh, end this day~..
set me in motion.
Ought to be on my way...

Out to the West of Lambert's Cove...

there's a sail out in the sun...

And I'm on board though very small...

I've come home to stop yearning...

Burn off the haze around the shore...

turn off the crazy way I feel...

I'll stay away from you no more...

I've come home to stop yearning...

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Soft karaoke
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James Taylor - Terra Nova(1977) C
lead
bass
piano
steel
choir 1
choir 2
organ
Track 9