Well I've heard of a man to rule over all other fellow man with an iron fist And he made those fellow man work like dogs under the blazing sun And as the cruel king with a slavery-gaze turned to set his eyes in the dirt To the children playing, laughing, singing, saying sweet lullabies While the parents worked
Wonderful homes Rest around our happiness and I If I could be so bold as to Rest next to you Soothe my bones
Now, down in the village Freddy comes home late With blistered hands and calloused feet And just one single room away His darling and baby lay hush, hush sleeping Just soundly dreaming And as the brightness of the Love Soaked the wood and mended the stone Freddy sat there and understood that through it all He still lived in such a wonderful Home
Wonderful homes Rest around our happiness and I If I could be so bold as to Rest next to you Soothe my bones