[Verse 1]
Em G D
Moses was old, a chill in his bones
Am C G D
Falling apart, he knew in his heart that his time had come
Em G D
As he lay in his tent in the hot desert sands
Am C G D
He smiled at how he would never see his promised land
C D Em
He sang, "I could have lived and died
Cadd9 G C
An Egyptian prince, could have played safe
G D
But in the end journey's brought joys
G
That outweigh the pain"
[Verse 2]
Em G D
Now Odysseus sat tired and alone
He'd always held out against all the doubts he would come home
Em G D
Now he was here, his soul felt estranged
Am C G D
His wife and his dog, his son and his gods, everything changed
C D Em
He sang, "I could have stayed and ruled
Cadd9 G C
As an Ithacan prince, could've played safe
G D
But in the end journey's brought joys
G
That outweigh the pain"
[Verse 3]
Em G D
Now Balthazar rode for seven long years
Am C G D
Eastwards and far, he followed his star and it brought him here
Em G D
To a stable in ruins in some backwater town
Am C G D
To a virgin defiled, no king but a child, too small for a crown
C D Em
He sang, "I could have lived with my Gods
Cadd9 G C
As a Persian prince, I could've played safe
G D
But in the end journey's brought joys
G
That outweigh the pain"
[Outro]
Em G
Paupers and kings, princes and thieves
C D G
Singers of songs, righters of wrongs, be what you believe
Em G D
Saddle your horse, shoulder your load
C D G
Burst at the seams, be what you dream and then take to the road
