Lyrics Dougie MacLean

Dougie MacLean

Caledonia

I don't know if you can see

the changes that have come over me

In these last few days I've been afraid

that I might drift away

So I've been telling old stories, singing songs

that make me think about where I come from

And that's the reason why I seem so far away today

Oh and Let me tell you that I love you

and I think about you all the time

Caledonia, you're calling me and now I'm going home

If I should become a stranger

you know that it would make me more than sad

Caledonia's been everything I've ever had

Oh and I have moved on and I've kept on moving

proved the points that I needed proving

Lost the friends that I needed losing

found others on the way

Oh and I have tried and I've kept on trying

stolen dreams, yes there's no denying

I have travelled hard, with my conscience flying,

somewhere with the wind

Oh and Let me tell you that I love you

and I think about you all the time

Caledonia, you're calling me and now I'm going home

If I should become a stranger

you know that it would make me more than sad

Caledonia's been everything I've ever had

Now I'm sitting here before the fire

the empty room, the forest choir

The flames that couldn't get any higher

they've withered now they've gone

But I'm steady thinking, my way is clear

and I know what I will do tomorrow

When the hands have shaken and the kisses flowed

then I will disappear

Oh and Let me tell you that I love you

and I think about you all the time

Caledonia, you're calling me and now I'm going home

If I should become a stranger

you know that it would make me more than sad

Caledonia's been everything I've ever had