Sea Change

We all have things we do each day

But do we watch life slip away

 

It seems we are always on the run

Our lives on repeat so humdrum

 

The young are smart they hear the call

Life’s an adventure even when you fall

 

But our Parents and Grand Parents told us we must

Work and raise a family in God we must trust

 

So we do what others have done before us

A routine to follow we go to work kids on the schoolbus

 

A roof, food and clothing things are good as a whole

But have we forgotten the food for the soul

 

A rolling stone will gather no moss

But what holds us back I am at a loss

 

Me as a young man adventure would crave

Flying, racing or skiing but I am not that brave

 

So as I grew older I took stock of my life

Responsible now with a child and a wife

 

On the outside age is obvious on the inside not so

And soon the pangs to be free again started to grow

 

No more I go home to a generic household 

I found so much more of life to behold

 

A Sea Change was coming and the winds would blow strong

Put my old life behind me find a new place I can truly belong

 

While dreaming of new places my new love found me

So to live with her in Thailand is where I will be

 

But you simply can’t swap one place for another

Together we start new children and brothers

 

But she wants to see my homeland Australia too

To make this adventure happen what shall I do

 

The winds from the Sea Change continue to blow

A friend with a plan to help me I didn’t know

 

He told me to embrace all these winds of change

You need a Sailing Boat which he could arrange

 

And so Janphen and I can now look to Australia

Our new home Shangeye Charlie me in Captains Regalia

 

I and so glad that I learn to go with the winds

These breezes of Sea Change are where life begins.