Sailing On

When i was 4 or 5 or 6
The sea rocked me to sleep
And simple dreams would float to me
Like bubbles from the deep
And sleep was like some opium
I smoked on foreign shores
And dolphins saw me safely on
As my heartstrings pulled the oars.

And the ship was my bed
And the waves were my pillow
And the dark sky breathed
And the sheets used to billow
And i'd go sailing on
Sailing on
I'd go sailing on my dreams!

Seagulls ricoched against
The diamond-hard blue sea
Mermaids sang and flying fish
Would dance on air for me
I made it home by sunrise
As daylight filled the air
My face was wet with brine and foam
And sand spilled from my hair.

And the ship is my bed
And the waves are my pillow
And the dark sky breathes
And the sheets, they all billow
And i go sailing on
Sailing on
I go sailing on my dreams!

The north wind took me to
God knows where!
Oceans uncharted, drunk with salt air!

Every now and then
I feel the need to take to sea
To give myself to whining winds
And just go sailing free
I only need to lay me down
Breathe so mild and then
The ocean's rhythm sweeps me up
And i'm a child again.

And the ship is my bed
And the waves are my pillow
And the dark sky breathes
And the sheets they all billow
And i go sailing on
Sailing on
I go sailing on my dreams!

Sailing on
Sailing on
I go sailing on my dreams!