Welcome To The Rock

Welcome To the Rock - ‘Come From Away’ Original Broadway Cast

Lyrics by：Irene Sankoff/David Hein

Composed by：Irene Sankoff/David Hein

On the north-east tip of north america

On an island called newfoundland

There's an airport

It used to be one of the biggest airports in the world

And next to it is a town called gander

Welcome to the rock if you come from away huh

You probably understand about a half of what we say huh

They say no man's an island but an island makes a man

'Specially when one comes from one like newfoundland

Company

Welcome to the rock

That mornin' I'm in the classroom

It's our first day back and the school buses are on strike

So I'm covering for annette who's running late

Sorry beulah how's the kids

Not exactly thrilled to be inside on such a gorgeous day

So I told 'em we'd only have a half day this mornin'

And they were quite pleased

Until I told 'em we'd have the other half in the afternoon

Welcome to the wildest weather that you ever heard of

Where everyone is nice but it's never nice above

Welcome to the farthest place you'll get from disneyland

Fish 'n chips and shipwrecks

This is newfoundland

Welcome to the rock

An islander I am an islander

I'm an islander I am an islander

I'm an islander I am an islander

I'm an islander I am an islander

That mornin' I'm in my car

The kids cross' airport boulevard to get to school

And that time of day people are in

A little bit of a rush

To get to work and stuff

So normally I sit there and run my radar whoop whoop

And if they're speeding I'll stop 'em

And write out a warning ticket

I'll write s-t-f-d

Slow the f**k down

Welcome to the land where the winters tried to kill us

And we said

We will not be killed

Welcome to the land where the waters tried to drown us

And we said

We will not be drowned

Welcome to the land where we lost our loved ones

And we said

We will still go on

Welcome to the land where the wind tried to blow

And we said no

That mornin' I drop my kids off

At school and head to the spca

Where I'm greeted by my other kids

All barkin' and meowin' for breakfast and a belly rub

Not that I'm complaining I loves them

But by the time feeding's done

I got to get back to pick up my human kids

So I take just one second for myself and

I'm sitting in my car

I'm in the library

I'm in the staff room

And I turn on the radio

You are here

At the start of a moment

On the edge of the world

Where the river meets the sea

Here

On the edge of the atlantic

On an island in between

There and here

I'm running my radar I'm an islander

She pulls up

And she is waving at me like mad

So I roll down my window

And she says

Oz turn on the radio

Slow it down bonnie

Jesus h oz turn on your radio

Where our story starts

It's my first day at the station

Where we'll end the night

I'm gettin' coffee for the picket line

Where we know by heart

Five minutes 'til my smoke break

Every single flight

I'm off to work at the airport

Welcome to the fog

Welcome to the trees

To the ocean and the sky

And whatever's in between

To the one's who've left

You're never truly gone

A candle's in the window

And a kettle's always on

When the sun is coming up

And the world has come ashore

If you're hoping for a harbour

Then you'll find an open door

In the winter from the water

Through whatever's in the way

To the one's who have come from away

Welcome to the rock