Sailin' On

When I was four or five or six
 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
 As I'd go sailin' on
 Sailin' on
 I'd go sailin' on in my dreams
 The seagulls ricocheted against the diamond hard blue sea
 And 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 was my bed
 And the waves were my pillow
 And the dark sky breathed
 And the sheets used to billow
 As I'd go sailin' on
 Sailin' on
 I'd go sailin' on in my dreams
 The north wind took me to God knows where
 Oceans uncharted drunk with salty air
 And every now and then I feel the need to take to sea
 Fill my head with wine and winds and just go sailin' free
 I only need to lay me down
 Breathe so mild and then
 The ocean 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 breaths
 And the sheets, they all billow
 As I go sailin' on
 Sailin' on
 I go sailin' on my dreams
 Sailin' on
 Sailin' on
 I go sailin' on my dreams