Rest your weary head you Twentieth Century Twentieth Century rest your weary head It's time to gather your strength for what lies ahead And put this tired century to bed I hear the calling of my ancestors they sing to me I hear the calling of my people on the shore I say it's time to take a rest For now our work is done And I need to lay my weary body down Rest your weary head you Twentieth Century Twentieth Century rest your weary head It's time to gather your strength for what lies ahead And put this tired century to bed I know where I came from and I know where I'm going to Out of the ignorance and into the unknown I only stumbled on the light when my darkest star had come And I let my complete exhaustion lead me home