Knowing Where you Come From

[Verse]
I've got the island on my mind as I drive
And a certain way of thinking that I feel we left behind
Before you say who's got it right
Before you tell me that I'm wrong
There's a lot to be said about knowing where you come from

[Verse]
I'm not talking about religion but something buried in our blood
And maybe the emotions of past generations still course through my pulse
And when the living clear their houses
The bibles were buried not burned
There's a lot to be said about knowing where you come from

[Chorus]
Scientists on their TV sets say we're all the descendants of stars
Born in a fiery furnace somewhere far across the universe
Well I find it hard to join the dots between me and the light of the sun
But there's a lot to be said about knowing where you come from

[Verse]
And a cascade of memories might flash past my eyes
As we think of changing and shutting the front door for the final time
Sometimes we put roots down
And sometimes they get torn up
And there's a lot to be said about knowing where you come from

[Chorus]
Scientists on their TV sets say we're all the descendants of stars
Born in a fiery furnace somewhere far across the universe
Well I find it hard to join the dots between me and the light of the sun
Yeah there's a lot to be said about knowing where you come from

Scientists on their TV sets say we're all the descendants of stars
Born in a fiery furnace somewhere far across the universe
Well I find it hard to join the dots between me and the light of the sun
There's a lot to be said about knowing where you come from
There's a lot to be said about knowing where you come from
There's a lot to be said about knowing where you come from