<cite class="_Rm">Don't want to ruin a perfectly good SF role playing site, and at the risk of boring all who read this, I wanted to post re: this song. This particular song has intrigued me since I was a teen. It was on the flip side of a hit (you're my best friend) and was never played on the radio at the time as far as I know. <br /><br />I came across it again recentlyand saw some of the background on the song and liked the story (or guess I finally understood the story behind the song. I have always been a sucker for a story song and this sad 1 really was something queen never ever tried again. <br />---------<br />Here is some info from a lyrics discussion page-<br /></cite><br /><ul class="factsullist-sf clearfix"><li><div class="inner">Brian May studied astrophysics, which gave him
the impetus for this song. He considered science for a career, and when
he dropped out of his astrophysics degree to start Queen, it caused a
huge rift between him and his father, who believed Brian was throwing
his life and career away - even though he had helped his son build his
signature Red Special guitar as a youngster. It was only when his father
saw Queen play in Madison Square Garden in 1978 that the elder May
finally acknowledged that his son had made the right choice. A clearly
emotional Brain May recalled this story in the <i>Days of Our Lives</i> documentary.</div></li><li><div class="inner">May based the song around a story by Herman Hesse called <i>The River</i>.</div></li></ul><cite class="_Rm"><br /></cite><br /><b><br />LYRICS</b><br /><br />In the year of '39 assembled here the Volunteers<br /> In the days when lands were few
<br />Here the ship sailed out into the blue and sunny morn
<br />The sweetest sight ever seen.
<br />
And the night followed day
And the story tellers say
<br />That the score brave souls inside
<br />For many a lonely day sailed across the milky seas
<br />Never looked back, never feared, never cried.
<br /><br />
Don't you hear my call though you're many years away
<br />Don't you hear me calling you
<br />Write your letters in the sand
For the day I take your hand
<br />In the land that our grandchildren knew.
<br /><br />In the year of '39 came a ship in from the blue
<br />The volunteers came home that day
<br />And they bring good news of a world so newly born
<br />Though their hearts so heavily weigh<br /> For the earth is old and grey, little darling we'll away
<br />But my love this cannot be
<br />For so many years have gone though I'm older but a year
<br />Your mother's eyes from your eyes cry to me.
<br /><br />Don't you hear my call though you're many years away
<br />Don't you hear me calling you
<br />Write your letters in the sand
For the day I take your hand
In the land that our grandchildren knew.<br /> Don't you hear my call though you're many years away
<br />Don't you hear me calling you
<br />All your letters in the sand cannot heal me like your hand
<br />For my life
<br />Still ahead
<br />Pity Me.<br /><br /><cite class="_Rm">www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE8kGMfXaFU</cite>
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