Malcolm Bauld - ROYAL ROAD Lyrics

On the day that I got married, my father took my hand
He told me there were things about me he'd never understand
But he offered me his blessing, squeezed my shoulders tight
And said, I guess I miss the little girl I sang to sleep at night
All throughout high school, seemed every class I dropped
But on the night I met Adriana, all my daydreaming stopped
In between the bleachers, where she got me so high
Her kisses shook my insides, sped my heartbeat, I closed my eyes
On a royal road, on a royal road, my destiny is something I cannot hold
I knew well that Adriana was wild at heart
But I guess I didn't know how wild, how secretive, how smart
I went in through the kitchen, saw work boots that weren't mine
Socks and jeans strewn down the hallway, voices synced in time
I hid my tears and ran
Down a royal road, down a royal road, my destiny is something I cannot hold
And once I had enlisted, I thought everything was clear
Received my education and I swallowed all my fear
Three months in the desert, somehow changed to three years
Friends they didn't bury are still waiting over there
Bombs still line the turns
Of a royal road, of a royal road, my destiny is something I cannot hold
Late one night in Gagetown, a ringing at my door
Oh my God, Adriana, how to find me, what for
Now I run my fingers through her greying hair
I lie down here beside her, feel her heart beating so clear
On a royal road, on a royal road, my destiny is something I cannot hold