Sun Son - Judy Collins

Oh, father, come to the window, look over yonder lake

What a wondrous golden city beyond the icy wake

In my short life we’ve passed this way ten times or more

And never did a city rise up on that far shore

It’s the sun, sun shining on the water

It’s not far on New York or Rome

It’s a matter of hours before you see your mama

Waitin' for you back at home

La, la, la, la-la

La, la, la, la-la, la

Big buildings at its center stand ablaze with light

While other spires around these and trap the beams in flight

Oh, look now, I see people with faces small and fine

And in their midst just staring, a boy’s face like mine

It’s the sun, sun shining on the water

It’s not far on New York or Rome

It’s a matter of hours before you see your mama

Waitin' for you back at home

La, la, la, la-la

La, la, la, la-la, la

La, la, la, la-la

La, la, la, la-la, la

The sun was sinking, 'cause night was falling

The boy went after sleep

His wondrous city vanished into the icy deep

The moon was rising, 'cause night was falling

And now was as before

As we made our way through the countless pines

On the cold lake’s northern shore

It’s the sun, sun shining on the water

It’s not far on New York or Rome

It’s a matter of hours before you see your mama

Waitin' for you back at home

It’s the sun, sun shining on the water

It’s not far on New York or Rome

It’s a matter of hours before you see your mama

Waitin' for you back at home

La, la, la, la-la

La, la, la, la-la, la

La, la, la, la-la

La, la, la, la…