Transcendental Reunion Lyrics - Ashes & Roses - Mary Chapin Carpenter

From 20, 000 feet 

I saw the lights below me 

Twinkling just like Christmas 

We descended slowly 

And the curve of the world passed 

With all of that flying 

Above the mighty ocean 

And now we all are arriving 

Grab the carry on baggage 

Join the herd for the mad run 

Take a place in the long line 

Where does every one come from? 

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As we shuffle on forward 

As we wait for inspection 

Don't be holding that line up 

At the end lies redemption 

Oh Oh, Hey Hey, Ah Ah 

Now I'm stamped and I'm waved through 

I take up my position 

At the mouth of the cannon 

Saying prayers of contrition 

Please deliver my suitcase 

From all mischief and peril 

Now the sight of it circling 

Is a hymn to the faithful 

Forgive me for my staring, for my unconcealed envy 

In the Hall of Arrivals where the great river empties 

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It's hand carts and porters 

All the people it carries 

To be greeted with flowers 

Grandfathers and babies 

Oh Oh, Hey Hey, Ah Ah 

There is no one to meet me 

Yet I'm all but surrounded 

By the tears and embracing 

By the joy unbounded 

The friends and relations 

Leaping over hemispheres 

Transcendental reunion 

All borders vanish here 

We are travelers traveling 

We are gypsies together 

We're philosophers gathering 

We are business or pleasure 

We are going or coming 

We're just finding our way 

To the next destination 

And from night into day 

Oh Oh, Hey Hey, Ah Ah, 

Oh Oh, Hey Hey, Ah Ah 

In a giant bird's belly 

I flew over the ocean 

From 20, 000 feet high 

How those lights were glowing