On Our Way Up to the Sky — Adult friends launch a magnificent patchwork kite from a bright Merced rooftop as its tail becomes birds, stars and a rising turquoise path

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On Our Way Up to the Sky

Words by Douglas Heyes Jr. Listen to the recorded versions and follow the lyric below.

Original Doug Heyes lyrics · AI-generated music & vocals

A journey that began as adventure becomes harder as seasons change and familiar reasons fade. Looking for answers, the narrator finds companionship and a renewed willingness to let go of what he cannot control. The upward movement of the refrain turns life's continuing road into a shared hope for love, freedom and awakening.

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Recorded versions

3 recordings. Different voices and arrangements bring another side of the song into the light.

Lyrics

On Our Way Up to the Sky

Words by Douglas Heyes Jr

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On Our Way Up To The Sky

“This road is getting longer,”
I said to no one
It started as Adventure
Just a way to have some fun
Then a change of seasons
Clouded out the Sun
Shrouded all the reasons
I went on the Run

(Chorus:)
On our way up to the sky
We'll be rising, flying high
Winds of change will carry us
Like Angels passing by
We will learn to love again
And we will never die
No more tears to cry
On our way up to the sky

I've seen fire on the water
Rainbows in the sky
I've been to the mountains
And I've seen the eagle fly
I still look for answers
But I think I know why
The singers and the dancers
Have teardrops in their eyes

They can see the majesty
We can see it too
Just like when you look at me
And I'm looking back at you
Never knew I'd find you
When I woke up today
Been ridin’ right behind you
All the way

(Chorus)

We can run but we can't hide
We are what we keep inside
If you want to be set free
You'll let go eventually
And the things you thought were broken
Rearrange like words unspoken
When you think you are forsaken
That's the night that you'll awaken

This road goes on forever
The journey never ends
From our mothers and our fathers
To our lovers and our friends
This life is like a river
Rollin’ to the sea
In imperfect harmony
Here's a song for you and me

(Chorus & Out)