In America you'll get food to eat
Won't have to run through the jungle
And scuff up your feet
You'll just sing about Jesus and drink wine all day
It's great to be an American

Ain't no lions or tigers-ain't no mamba snake
Just the sweet watermelon and the buckwheat cake
Ev'rybody is as happy as a man can be
Climb aboard, little wog-sail away with me

Sail away-sail away
We will cross the mighty ocean into Charleston Bay
Sail away-sail away
We will cross the mighty ocean into Charleston Bay

In America every man is free
To take care of his home and his family
You'll be as happy as a monkey in a monkey tree
You're all gonna be an American

Sail away-sail away
We will cross the mighty ocean into Charleston Bay
Sail away-sail away
We will cross the mighty ocean into Charleston Bay

If you're driftin' on an empty ocean
With no wind to fill your sail,
The future, your horizon,
It's like searchin' for the Holy Grail.
You feel there's no tomorrow
As you look into the water below.
It's only your reflection
And you still ain't got no place to go.

Time will show,
When, I don't know.
Sail away tomorrow,
Sailin' far away.
To find it steal or borrow.
I'll be there someday yea-yea-yeah yea-ye-yeah.

Oh, woman, I keep returnin
To sing the same old song.
The story's been told, now I'm gettin' old.
Tell me, where do I belong?
Feel like I'm goin' to surrender,
Hard times I've had enough.
If I could find a place to hide my face,
I believe, I could get back up.

Time will show,
When, I don't know.
Sail away tomorrow,
Sailin' far away.
To find it steal or borrow.
But I'll be there someday yea-yea-yeah yea-yea-yea-yeah.

Sail away tomorrow,
Sailin' far away.
To find it steal or borrow.
But I'll be there someday yea-yea-yeah yea-yea-yea-yeah.

Sail away tomorrow,
Sailin' far away.
To find it steal or borrow.
But I'll be there someday yeah yeah yeah yea-yea-yeah
Yeah yeah yeah.

I could live inside a tepee
I could die
in Penthouse thirty-five
You could lose me on the freeway
But I would still
make it back alive.

As long as we can sail away
As long as we can sail away
There'll be wind in the canyon
Moon on the rise
As long as we can sail away.

See the losers in the best bars
Meet the winners in the dives
Where the people are the real stars
All the rest of their lives.

As long as we can sail away
As long as we can sail away
There'll be wind in the canyon
Moon on the rise
As long as we can sail away.

There's a road
stretched out between us
Like a ribbon on the high plain
Down from Phoenix through Salinas
'Round the bend and back again.

As long as we can sail away
As long as we can sail away
There'll be wind in the canyon
Moon on the rise
As long as we can sail away
As long as we can sail away.

All I see is my newfound friend
And all the things she grants me
Freedom is not among those things
And freedom is by no means free

Well, this is where it all begins
Begins to stretch and part
If we were to be changing things
I wouldn't know where to start

I just want to sail away
From it all
Freedom is impossible
This I know

I can't find it in no bedroom
Or wherever it is I run and hide
And I never did find it
By anyone's side

Well this is where it all begins
The night pulled tight around me
Now that I have found this big love
I'm sometimes dwarfed in its company
I become aware of all the air that I displace
I was just the smallest of nations
The next day I go on lightly
And limitless within my limitations

I just want to sail away
From it all
Freedom is impossible
This I know

I can't find it in no bedroom
Or wherever it is I run and hide
No, I never did find it
By anyone's side

I just want to sail away
From it all
Freedom is impossible
This I
This I know

I can't find it in no bedroom
Or wherever it is I run and hide
And I never did find it
By anyone's side
Anyone's side

Sail away with me honey
I put my heart in your hands
Sail away with me honey now, now, now
Sail away with me
What will be will be
I wanna hold you now

Crazy skies all wild above me now
Winter howling at my face
And everything I held so dear
Disappeared without a trace
Oh all the times I've tasted love
Never knew quite what I had
Little Darling if you hear me now
Never needed you so bad
Spinning round inside my head

Sail away with me honey
I put my heart in your hands
Sail away with me honey now, now, now
Sail away with me
What will be will be
I wanna hold you now

I've been talking drunken gibberish
Falling in and out of bars
Trying to get some explanation here
For the way some people are
How did it ever come so far

Sail away with me honey
I put my heart in your hands
Sail away with me honey now, now, now
Sail away with me
What will be will be
I wanna hold you now
Sail away with me honey
I put my heart in your hands
Sail away with me honey now, now, now
Sail away with me
What will be will be
I wanna hold you now

[Repeat chorus]

Lock the door, sun's a fallin'.
Poke the fire, don't let the cold in.
Gonna try to sail away from the rest of my life.

Found a boat to make the break in.
Filled with hope 'bout the step I'm takin'.
Gonna try to sail away from the rest of my life.

Spent a long time list'ning to the captain of the sea,
Shoutin' orders to his crew; No one hears but me.

Cast away, tide's a runnin'
Hoist the sail, strong wind's comin'.
Gonna try to sail away from the rest of my life.

Spent a long time list'ning to the captain of the sea,
Shoutin' orders to his crew; No one hears but me.

Lock the door, sun's a fallin'.
Poke the fire, don't let the cold in.
Gonna try to sail away from the rest of my life.
Gonna try to sail away from the rest of my life.

Across the bay a lady waits to hold me tight,
And my boat and I are ready to set sail.
If the weather keeps on holdin' and the wind is right
I'll be wrapped up in my sweet one's arms tonight.

And we will sail away
On the wings of love into the night
Cast out our fortunes on the sea
We’ll go to sleep together
With the rockin' of the water
Dream of how our life will someday be
When she sails away with me.

As I slip across the waves my sails are high and full,
My mind is on the one I wait to see.
And I dream about an island somewhere in my mind,
Where someday I will take her off with me.

And we will sail away
On the wings of love into the night
Cast out our fortunes on the sea
We’ll go to sleep together
With the rockin' of the water
Dream of how our life will someday be
When she sails away with me.

Then a smile comes upon me as I look across the bow;
I see the lady on the side.
But she will wait no more as I head towards the shore,
'Cause tonight I'm gonna take her for a ride.

Verse 1:
Let me sail, let me sail, let the Orinoco flow,
Let me reach, let me beach on the shores of Tripoli.
Let me sail, let me sail, let me crash upon your shore,
Let me reach, let me beach far beyond the Yellow Sea.

Sail away, sail away, sail away. (x4)

From Bissau to Palau - in the shade of Avalon,
From Fiji to Tiree and the isles of Ebony,
From Peru to Cebu hear the power of babylon,
From Bali to Cali - far beneath the Coral Sea.

Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up, up I do. ohh. (x3)

Sail away, sail away, sail away. (x4)

From the north to the south, Ebudae into Khartoum,
From the deep sea of clouds to the island of the moon,
Carry me on the waves to the land I've never been,
Carry me on the waves to the lands I've never seen.

We can sail, we can sail... with the Orinoco flow
We can sail, we can sail...
Sail away, sail away, sail away.

We can steer, we can near with Rob Dickins at the wheel,
We can sigh, say goodbye Ross and his dependencies
We can sail, we can sail
Sail away , sail away, sail away

We can reach, we can beach on the shores of Tripoli.
We can sail, we can sail
Sail away , sail away, sail away

From Bali to Cali - far beneath the Coral Sea.
We can sail, we can sail
Sail away , sail away, sail away

From Bissau to Palau - in the shade of Avalon,
We can sail, we can sail
Sail away , sail away, sail away

We can reach, we can beach far beyond the Yellow Sea.
We can sail, we can sail
Sail away , sail away, sail away

From Peru to Cebu hear the power of Babylon,
We can sail, we can sail
Sail away , sail away, sail away

We can sail, we can sail
Sail away , sail away, sail away (x5)

Ahhah, aahha, ah.

Once upon a time we had a lot to fight for
We had a dream, we had a plan
Sparks in the air, we spread a lot of envy
Didn't have to care once upon a time

Remember when I swore
My love is never ending
And you and I will never die
Remember when I swore
We had it all
We had it all

I'll sail away, it's time to leave
Rainy days, are yours to keep
Fade away, the night is calling my name
You will stay, I'll sail away

Once upon a time we used to burn candles
We had a place to call a home
The dream that we lived
Was better than divine
Every day was like a gift
Once upon a time

Remember when you swore
Your love is never ending
And you and I would never die
Remember when you swore
We had it all
We'd never fall

Sail away, it's time to leave
Rainy days are yours to keep
Fade away, twilight is calling my name
You will stay, I'll sail away

No reason to lie
No need to pretend
I'm grateful to die
To live once again
I'm fearless to fly
And reach for the end
And reach for the end
ohhohhhohhhohhh...

Sail away

Sail away, it's time to leave
Rainy days are yours to keep
Fade away, the night is calling my name
You will stay, I'll sail away

Sail away
The night is calling my name
Sail away

Hace algún tiempo teníamos muchas cosas por las cuales luchar
Teníamos un sueño, teníamos planes
Destellos en el aire, los demás nos envidiaban
No teníamos preocupaciones

¿Recuerdas cuando juré
Que el amor nunca se acabaría
Y que tu y yo nunca moriríamos?
¿Recuerdas cuando juré
Que lo teníamos todo
Que lo teníamos todo?

Alejarse, es tiempo de partir
Días de lluvia, te esperan a ti
Apagándome, la noche me llama
Tu te quedarás, yo me alejaré

Solíamos encender velas
Teníamos un lugar al cual llamar hogar
El sueño que vivimos
Era más que divino
Cada día era como un regalo
Una vez en la vida

¿Recuerdas cuando juraste
Que tu amor nunca se acabaría
Y que tu y yo nunca moriríamos?
¿Recuerdas cuando juraste
Que lo teníamos todo
Que nunca caeríamos?

Alejarse, es tiempo de partir
Días lluviosos, te esperan a ti
Apagándome, la noche me llama
Tu te quedarás, yo me alejaré

No hay razones para mentir
No hay necesidad de fingir
Estoy agradecido de morir
Para volver a vivir
No tengo miedo de volar
Y encontrar el final
Y alcanzar el final
ohhohhhohhhohhh...

Alejarse

Alejarse, es tiempo de partir
Días lluviosos, te esperan a ti
Apagándome, la noche me llama
Tu te quedarás, yo me alejaré

Alejándome
La noche me llama
Alejándome

I could live inside a tepee
I could die
in Penthouse thirty-five
You could lose me on the freeway
But I would still
make it back alive.

As long as we can sail away
As long as we can sail away
There'll be wind in the canyon
Moon on the rise
As long as we can sail away.

See the losers in the best bars
Meet the winners in the dives
Where the people are the real stars
All the rest of their lives.

As long as we can sail away
As long as we can sail away
There'll be wind in the canyon
Moon on the rise
As long as we can sail away.

There's a road
stretched out between us
Like a ribbon on the high plain
Down from Phoenix through Salinas
'Round the bend and back again.

As long as we can sail away
As long as we can sail away
There'll be wind in the canyon
Moon on the rise
As long as we can sail away
As long as we can sail away.

Sail away with me honey
I put my heart in your hands
Sail away with me honey now, now, now
Sail away with me
What will be will be
I wanna hold you now, now, now.

Crazy skies all wild above me now
Winter howling at my face
And everything I held so dear
Disappeared without a trace
Oh all the times I've tasted love
Never knew quite what I had
Little Darling if you hear me now
Never needed you so bad
Spinning round inside my head

Sail away with me honey
I put my heart in your hands
Sail away with me honey now, now, now
Sail away with me
What will be will be
I wanna hold you now, now, now.

I've been talking drunken gibberish
Falling in and out of bars
Trying to get some explanation here
For the way some people are
How did it ever come so far

Sail away with me honey
I put my heart in your hands
Sail away with me honey now, now, now
Sail away with me
What will be will be
I wanna hold you now, now, now

Sail away with me honey
I put my heart in your hands
Sail away with me honey now, now, now
Sail away with me
What will be will be
I wanna hold you now, now, now.

Sail away with me honey
I put my heart in your hands
You break me up if you pull me down
Who-o-o-o
Sail away with me
What will be will be
I wanna hold you now, now, now.

In America you'll get food to eat
Won't have to run through the jungle
And scuff up your feet
You'll just sing about Jesus and drink wine all day
It's great to be an American

Ain't no lions or tigers-ain't no mamba snake
Just the sweet watermelon and the buckwheat cake
Ev'rybody is as happy as a man can be
Climb aboard, little wog-sail away with me

Sail away-sail away
We will cross the mighty ocean into Charleston Bay
Sail away-sail away
We will cross the mighty ocean into Charleston Bay

In America every man is free
To take care of his home and his family
You'll be as happy as a monkey in a monkey tree
You're all gonna be an American

Sail away-sail away
We will cross the mighty ocean into Charleston Bay
Sail away-sail away
We will cross the mighty ocean into Charleston Bay

December morning when the ship came sailing in,
The sailor boys with all their noise had come around again
She stood on the quayside, she was looking for a friend
he had caught her eye and now she'll try
to make him come her way (come her way)
So long, goodbye, nice to know you baby but it's time to fly,
he laughed as she cried and watched her dreams sail away.
Had one just like her on a far off Eastern shore,
and every town, that he'd sailed round was like the one before
and thought he said he loved her, his words were like his heart
they were empty as a summer stream that dries up oh so hard
(oh so hard)
[chorus:]
Sail away, sail away
Sail away, sail away
Oh sail away again, away again
Every day somebody sails away,
Cried when he heft her, but she never knew his name,
Just a night of love to pass like ships and never meet again
She can't hold the tears, but she knows that one day
he will come around (come around again)
[chorus]

Once upon a time we had a lot to fight for
We had a dream,we had a plan
Sparks in the air we spread a lot of envie
Didn't have to care once upon a time

Remember when I swore
My love was never ending
And you and I would never die
Remember when I swore
We had it all
We had it all

Sail away, it's time to leave
Rainy days, are yours to keep
Fade away, the night is calling my name
You will stay, I'll sail away

Once upon a time we used to burn candles
We had a place to call a home
The dream that we lived
was better than divine
Everyday was like a gift
Once upon a time

Remember when you swore
Your love was never ending
And you and I would never die
Remember when you swore
We had it all
We'd never fall

Sail away, it's time to leave
Rainy days, are yours to keep
Fade away, twilights calling my name
You will stay, I'll sail away

No reason to lie
No need to pretend
I'm gratefull to die
To live once again
I'm fearless to fly
And reach for the end
And reach for the end
ohhohhhohhhohhh...

Sail away

Sail away, it's time to leave
Rainy days, are yours to keep
Fade away, the night is calling my name
You will stay, I'll sail away

Sail away
The night is calling my name
Sail away

En una epoca teníamos mucho por que luchar
Teníamos un sueño, teníamos orgullo
Chispeamos en el aire
separamos a muchos de envidia
nos tuvimos que cuidar en una epoca

Recuerdo cuando juré
que el amor nunca terminaría
Que vos y yo nunca moriríamos
Recuerdo cuando juré
Lo teníamos todo
Lo teníamos todo

(Coro:)
Navegué lejos, es hora de irme
Los días lluviosos te escondes tu sola
Navegué lejos, la noche está llamando mi nombre
Vos permanecerás, yo navegaré lejos

En una época
Usabamos velas rotas
Teníamos un lugar que llamabamos casa
Los sueños que vivíamos
eran más que divinos
cada día era como un regalo
en una epoca

Recuerdo cuando juraste
que tu amor nunca terminaría
Que vos y yo nunca moriríamos
Recuerdo cuando juraste
Lo teníamos todo
Lo teníamos todo

(Coro:)
Navegué lejos, es hora de irme
Los días lluviosos te escondes tu sola
Navegué lejos, la noche está llamando mi nombre
Vos permanecerás, yo navegaré lejos

Ninguna razón para mentir
ninguna necesidad de fingir
que satisfactorio es morir para vivir otra vez
yo soy audaz volando
Y alcanzaré el extremo
Y alcanzaré el extremo

Navegaré lejos...

(Coro:)
Navegué lejos, es hora de irme
Los días lluviosos te escondes tu sola
Navegué lejos, la noche está llamando mi nombre
Vos permanecerás, yo navegaré lejos