Take me back down traveled track
where sands stretch out to sea
where wheat grass grows in golden rows
on rolling dunes set free
Take me down to yonder town
who lights shine sparse each night
while ocean’s song plays on til dawn
‘neath heavens canvas bright
Take me where I breathed sea air
as eastern winds blew strong
their salted breeze, my soul, did ease
its breath a soothing balm
Take me east that farthest reach
of Carolina’s Isles
whose beaches sparse refresh my heart
whose sunsets stretch for miles
Take me back down traveled track
where sands stretch out to sea
where in the grains my heart remains
Salvo, I long for thee