SOUND YOUR OWN HORN
(Rita MacNeil (m & l) 1988)

Rita MacNeil 1988

Rita MacNeil composes music and lyrics together 
spontaneously before recording to tape and has over 
200 BMI registrations in 38 years.







Have you ever sat and stared at the ocean
And imagined yourself on a pirate ship
Oh life was so much easier then
With a sword in your hand and your face to the wind

And the world when seen through the eyes of a dreamer
Can take you places that you've never been
And lift you away in the middle of sundown
Just in time to watch your ship comin' in.

Sometimes the world can be weary
We're often lost and all alone
Sometimes you can be your own hero
Raise up your voice and sound your own horn.

Have you ever watched lovers in moonlight
And felt your heartbeat slipping' away
Oh life was so much easier then
With a shoulder to lean on at the end of a day.

And the world when seen through the eyes of a dreamer
Can take you places that you've never been
And lift you away in the middle of sundown
Just in time to watch your ship comin' in.

Sometimes the world can be weary
We're often lost and all alone
Sometimes you can be your own hero
Raise up your voice and sound your own horn.

(bridge)

Have you ever watched a movie on TV
And felt yourself playin' the part
Oh life was so much easier then
As a centre attraction of fortune and fame.

And the world when seen through the eyes of a dreamer
Can take you places that you've never been
And lift you away in the middle of sundown
Just in time to watch your ship comin' in.

Sometimes the world can be weary
We're often lost and all alone
Sometimes you can be your own hero
Raise up your voice and sound your own horn.

Sometimes the world can be weary
We're often lost and all alone
Sometimes you can be your own hero
Raise up your voice and sound your own horn.

Raise up your voice and sound your own horn.



(Transcribed by David Story - July 2013)