Sailor’s Life - Judy Collins

Sailor's Life - Judy Collins
Just like the sailor on leave from the ship
I am caught in the wind on the shore
Rain on my face and nowhere a trace of a friend or a foe
Out on the river the boats are leavin'
Headin' for Singapore engines blowin'
Everyone knows where they're headed
With their face to the wind and future
Sail with me oh my love on a river of darkness
To a shore of light
Stood in the light of a lamp on the corner
And looked at the shadows
Wondering how I could ever go home again
Out on the river the boats are singing
Scrap of a song I remember from England
Turn your face to the wind and future
Sail with me
Oh my love
On a river of darkness
To a shore of light through the clouds in the sky
See the shape of the unicorn fly
See the cut of his wings
Here the song that his ancient voice sings
Oooh
How did I find myself here in the dark
Of deserted shipwrecks
Turning my collar back against the cold
Out on the river the fireworks shining
Sound of a train whistle whining and crying
Turn your face to the wind and the future
Sail with me oh my love on a river of darkness
To a shore of light