Journey

Once upon this Earth
A young man began a search
To rub his hands in dirt
To learn what must be learned
He started very young
He filled his mind with maps
He charted out his journeys
He studied all the facts
When he finally felt prepared
He was just a little scared
But he straightened up his hat
And went out into the world
Almost right away
He came face to face with trouble
But he made a couple friends
Who helped him in the scuffle
He couldn't get enough
Of the cultures that he found
Sometimes he'd stay up all the night
Just to look around
In the classrooms there were lessons
In the streets there were even more
But he met a girl and learned the most
Talking at her door
He wanted to find peace
And just a little war
He wanted to find truth in life
To know it was for sure
He chased mountains in the distance
He followed river beds
He took pictures of the pretty views
And kept others in his head
He found those with very little
He found others with much to share
Many strangers became friends of his
So he found friendship everywhere
He got lost in ancient history
Woke up a few years from now
He learned that truth is just experience
And dirt is meant to plow
He found home out there in the world
Kept it all deep in his heart
He thought the journey might be ending
But realized this was just the start