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Out Where the West Begins
Out where the handclasp’s a little stronger, Out where the smile dwells a little longer –
That’s where the West begins;
Out where the sun is a little brighter, Where the snows that fall are a trifle whiter, Where the bonds of home are a wee bit tighter –
That’s where the West begins.
Out where the skies are a trifle bluer, Out where friendship’s a little truer –
That’s where the West begins;
Out where a fresher breeze is blowing, Where there’s laughter in every streamlet flowing, Where there’s more of reaping and less of sowing –
That’s where the West begins.
Out where the world is in the making, Where fewer hearts in despair are aching –
That’s where the West begins;
Where there’s more of singing and less of sighing, Where there’s more of giving and less of buying,
And a man makes friends without half trying –
That’s where the West begins.
–Arthur Chapman