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Official Description & Notes

This song is often seen as a reference to the Prodigal Son parable in the New Testament of the Bible. But the song’s writer, Kerry Livgren, denies it has any specific religious foundation, instead being about a general feeling of spiritual alienation.

In fact, Livgren did not convert to Christianity until two years after the song was published.

Written by Kerry Livgren

Peaked at 11 on the Billboard pop singles chart (Kansas' first top 40 hit)
Certified Gold by the RIAA



[Intro]
Carry on, my wayward son
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry no more

[Instrumental Break]
[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 1]
Once I rose above the noise and confusion
Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion
I was soaring ever higher but I flew too high
Though my eyes could see, I still was a blind man
Though my mind could think, I still was a mad man
I hear the voices when I'm dreaming
I can hear them say

[Chorus]
Carry on, my wayward son
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry no more

[Verse 2]
Masquerading as a man with a reason
My charade is the event of the season
And if I claim to be a wise man, well
It surely means that I don't know
On a stormy sea of moving emotion
Tossed about I'm like a ship on the ocean
I set a course for winds of fortune
But I hear the voices say

[Chorus]
Carry on, my wayward son
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry no more, no!

[Instrumental Break]
[Organ Solo]
[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]
Carry on, you will always remember
Carry on, nothing equals the splendor
Now your life's no longer empty
But surely heaven waits for you

[Chorus]
Carry on, my wayward son
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry, don't you cry no more

[Instrumental Break]
[Guitar Solo]

[Outro]
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