Where does the West begin?
Outside where the hand holds a little stronger,
Outside where the smile dwells a little longer,
This is where the West begins.
Outside where the sun is brighter,
Where the snow that falls is paltry whiter,
Where the bonds of the house are tighter,
This is where the West begins.
Outside where the sky is a paltry blue,
Abroad where friendship is truer,
This is where the West begins.
Outside where a fresher breeze blows,
Where there is laughter in every flowing stream,
Where there is more harvest and less sowing,
This is where the West begins.
out where the world is in the making,
Where the few hearts of despair ache,
This is where the West begins.
Where there is more singing and less sighing,
Where there is much giving and little buying,
And a man makes friends without trying his half,
This is where the West begins.
(Concert “America”, a pioneering play by Queen).
by RH Ward.