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Five thousand miles
He walked five thousand miles from home
Searching for a pot of gold
But the rainbow
Led him astray
Too far away
No path could lead him back
To where he belonged
A few years later when he turned away
From all the glory of fortune and fame
But the fire’s
Gone out in his heart
It’s far too late
No path could lead him back
To where he used to be
And there are so many mistakes
A man can make
At least he tried to walk away
And there’s only so much heartbreak
A life can take
At least he tried to walk away
Now he’s tired and old and gray
Trying to fix his past mistakes
And it could be
Far too late
To change his ways
No path could lead him back
To his long forgotten past
And though he knows he could never go back
It’s not too late to make others see
That it could be
Far too late
To change his ways
Still he’s trying to lead them back
To where they ought to be
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I was just thinking about a man who was lured in by money and fame and power, but as he grew old realized he needed to get away from all that. Now he's older and kinder than he used to be, and trying to help the next generation take a better path than he did.