Burnaby Hawkes - Wonderin' About Wonderin' Lyrics

In Kapuskasing, Ontario, where I've laid my hat.
Forty years of wanderin', and now I'm lookin' back.
Met a girl, got a job, got a basement to call home.
Used to be a loner, now I'm never alone.

Life was all about the chase, the thrill, the open road.
Now I'm settled down, got roots, and a heavy load.
Wonder if this life of mine means losin' the spark,
Or if there's still room for dreams when it's gettin' dark.

I'm wonderin' about wonder, where did it go?
In the calm of stability, did we lose the glow?
Livin' in this town, got my life set down,
But I'm wonderin' about wonder, is it still around?

Nursin' took me places, not just for the pay.
I was searchin' for somethin', a reason to stay.
Now I've got a pension and a regular gig,
But sometimes I miss those roads, the chance to dig.

My old instructor joked, no choices in your fifties,
But I wonder if that's true, or just a way to drift, see?
As we age, do we lose the roads to roam?
Or find new paths in the places we call home?

Sittin' on the stairs, watchin' the world pass by.
I see crackheads and crazies, and I just sigh.
Drugs booming in this town, it's a damn shame.
Shruggin' my shoulders, wonderin' who's to blame.

I'm wonderin' about wonder, where did it go?
In the calm of stability, did we lose the glow?
Livin' in this town, got my life set down,
But I'm wonderin' about wonder, is it still around?

Maybe wonder's in the little things, the daily grind.
In the laughter, in the love, in the peace we find.
Could it be that wonder's changed its shape and form,
From wild adventures to the quiet that's warm?

I'm wonderin' about wonder, where did it go?
In the calm of stability, did we lose the glow?
Livin' in this town, got my life set down,
But I'm wonderin' about wonder, is it still around?

Tried to leave this town twice, but couldn't make the break.
Something about this place, a bond I couldn't place.
Bought a bike today, just to feel free.
Wonderin' about wonder, in moments like these.

I'm just wonderin' about wonder, so I'll keep lookin' every day.
For the magic, for the wonder, for the words I cannot yet say.
Wonderin' about wonder, yeah, I'm wonderin' about wonder.
And I'll keep on searchin', as long as I'm alive.

I will continue to wonder, oh I, I will continue to wonder.
I will continue to wonder, oh I, will continue to wonder.