Years back, I wrote about "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" by Richard Bach, and the piece of music I said reflected the story best of all - The Journey Home by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn. I posted the lyrics online, but I couldn't find the mp3 to go along with it.

Now, after almost 3 years, I finally found it! You can listen to it here :) For those of you who's read Richard Bach's book, tell me if that isn't a Jonathan Livingston Seagull song.




And here are the lyrics. Enjoy!

Journey Home
sung by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn

A journey begins
Starts from within
Things that I need to know

The song of a Bird
Echoed in words
"Fly, for the need to fly."

Thoughts endless in flight
Day turns to night
Questions you've asked your soul,
"Which way do I go?"
"How fast is too slow?"
The journey has its time,
Within us.

If a man can fly over an ocean
And no mountains can get in his way
Will he fly on forever
Searching for something to believe?

From above I can see from the Heavens
Down below see a storm raging on
And somewhere is the answer
There is a hope to carry on.

When I finally return
Things that I learnt
Carry me back to home
The thoughts that I feel
Planting a seed
In time will begin to grow

The more that I try
The more that I fly
The Answer in itself
Will be there.

Labels: Inspiration, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Journey Home, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Music, Richard Bach, Seagull