This is a ballad song by Harry Chapin called "Story of a Life". The song reminded me of The Odyssey in that it considers life as "story"; Odysseus also seeks to have his life told as story both by him and by minstrels. The Odyssey is, essentially, a "story of a life".
Like The Odyssey, Chapin's song progresses from the narrator's boyhood to adulthood, where the narrator of Chapin's song undergoes a "nostos" journey. Ultimately, he finds the consummation of his life and story with his Love---a "Penelope"---in the last stanza. The music is folksie but solid. Listen to the YouTube clip while reading the lyrics.
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