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I will stay here the young man said This is where my family came from This is where I will start my own This is the land I inherited This is the land I will pass down An old man heard him declare with such pride with far to many drinks behind him he knocked on his table and stood to speak Go. Travel. and see the lands beyond your door Stand at both shores of an ocean and say I have heard the sky I have seen the wind And one step more will carry you farther than you’ve ever been Pity those who stand at their door And say I will stay here The road only knows how far you can go
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May 21, 2014
May 21, 2014 at 2:08 AM UTC
leaving home
I will stay here the young man said This is where my family came from This is where I will start my own This is the land I inherited This is the land I will pass down An old man heard him declare with such pride with far to many drinks behind him he knocked on his table and stood to speak Go. Travel. and see the lands beyond your door Stand at both shores of an ocean and say I have heard the sky I have seen the wind And one step more will carry you farther than you’ve ever been Pity those who stand at their door And say I will stay here The road only knows how far you can go
john-douglas
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May 21, 2014
May 21, 2014 at 2:08 AM UTC
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