Way Over Yonder

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After being So Far Away and wishing to be Home Again, it seems that the writer has found a place - either physically, or deep inside. She is not there yet, but she knows… Read More

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Way Over Yonder Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Way over yonder
Is a place that I know
Where I can find shelter
From a-hunger and cold

[Chorus]
And the sweet tastin' good life
Is so easily found
Way over yonder
That's where I'm bound

[Verse 2]
I know, when I get there
The first thing I'll see
Is the sun shining golden (Sun shining golden)
Shining right down on me

[Verse 3]
Then trouble's gonna lose me
Worry leave me behind
And I'll stand up proudly
In true peace of mind
Talking 'bout a, talking 'bout a

[Verse 4]
Way over yonder
Is a place I have seen
In a garden of wisdom
From some long ago dream
Oh, yeah

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 5]
Ooh-ooh, maybe tomorrow
I'll find my way
To the land where the honey runs
In rivers each day

[Chorus]
And the sweet tastin' good life
Is so easily found
Way over yonder
That's where I'm bound

[Outro]
Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, ohh
Oh, way over yonder
That's where I'm bound

About

After being So Far Away and wishing to be Home Again, it seems that the writer has found a place - either physically, or deep inside. She is not there yet, but she knows where to turn.

The song has a much more general message and is more spiritual than the other tracks on Tapestry, in somehow “black gospel style” according to James Perone, author of The Words and Music of Carole King.