Lyrics Rite Of Passage - Dougie Maclean
Take
the
young
ones
to
the
desert,
teach
them
how
the
arrow
flies
How
to
smell
the
beast
upon
the
wind
and
run
with
mother
nature's
loving
lies
Show
them
how
to
balance
what
is
wrong
and
what
is
right
And
make
their
own
directions
through
the
longest,
darkest
night
Oh,
you
need
that
rite
of
passage
before
you
can
continue
on
That
brave
self
understanding
you
can
lean
your
dreams
upon
You
may
want
for
children,
you
may
crave
for
man
and
wife
But
you
need
that
rite
of
passage
to
the
summer
of
your
life
Show
the
children
to
the
master,
put
the
tools
into
their
hands
Show
them
how
to
work
the
grain
and
how
to
hold
the
ever
moving
sand
Place
with
them
the
knowledge
of
the
far
and
of
the
near
And
lead
them
through
the
waiting
storms
that
will
never
ever
clear
You
need
that
rite
of
passage
before
you
can
continue
on
That
brave
self
understanding
you
can
lean
your
dreams
upon
You
may
want
for
children,
you
may
crave
for
man
and
wife
But
you
need
that
rite
of
passage
to
the
summer
of
your
life
It's
a
sad
deluded
vision
this
creature
of
our
times
Its
body
now
is
broken,
its
smile
it
rarely
has
the
chance
to
shine
It
stands
so
high
and
mighty
with
its
never
ending
needs
While
somewhere
in
the
beating
heart
the
earth
it
vainly
pleads
You
need
that
rite
of
passage
before
you
can
continue
on
That
brave
self
understanding
you
may
lean
your
dreams
upon
You
may
want
for
children,
you
may
crave
for
man
and
wife
But
you
need
that
rite
of
passage
to
the
summer
of
your
life
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