The backdrop of mountains cuts into the sky
   They're there to protect or entrap the ones inside
   A quiet village is full of tired brows
   Thin strips of farm land fight it out with the farmers
   In the night the roosters crow with hunger
   The wind brings dust instead of rain brought with thunder
  
   CHORUS:
   And as I hold your dirty hand all that I can say to you
   Is in the awkward smile I make
   I can't explain why I came to this distant land
   Your simple smiles refresh my soul and
   I can't help but love you and know
   That you have all you need
  
   When I would get lonely and I'd feel like a foreigner
   I'd look up to the sky and see it's just the same but brighter
   Two eagles fly free but their pattern's not the same
   One is weaker, but its spirit soars higher
   What one yearns for it never seems to reach
   The other has learned to separate its wants from needs
  
   CHORUS
  
   As I look into your face I see hope and not disgrace
   And strength that carries you along the rugged road you travel on
   And as we go our separate ways you can be sure that I have changed
   Because I've seen the way you live