Ode to the Greek Isles

[Verse] In a village by the olive trees, his heart was never light, A young man from Greece, with dreams in his sight. He kissed his children goodbye by the Aegean Sea, Left his homeland behind, in search of what might be. [Verse 2] The island's where he's bound, where the sun sets low, He's trading Greek sunsets for an island glow. To send money back home, for his children's sake, He labors through the night, 'til the dawn will break. [Chorus] Oh, the waves may roar and the winds may cry, But his spirit won't break, he won't say goodbye. Working hard on the island, under foreign skies, A father's love, through thick and thin, never dies. [Verse 3] Every letter he writes, stained with sweat and tears, Tells stories of the island, and his lonesome fears. But he keeps on strumming his old guitar, Dreaming of his family's faces, oh so far. [Verse 4] Cold, lonely nights pass, but he holds on tight, To the memories of home, and the kids' delight. Promising himself, when he’s saved enough, He'll return to Greece, where the life ain't so tough. [Chorus] Oh, the waves may roar and the winds may cry, But his spirit won't break, he won't say goodbye. Working hard on the island, under foreign skies, A father's love, through thick and thin, never dies.