She was leaving westward, westward She sailed through the mighty winds mighty winds She was leaving full sail full sail She had just one suitcase suitcase She doesn't take a radio She understands the great big blue And where she comes fades to sky Her eyes are dry And in the morning she will say “I know my bones I know my way” And when night becomes the dawn She will move on
She saw rocks and coast lines coast lines She saw rocks and coast lines She left so much behind behind She left so much behind behind She has the sea upon her brow She'll break her back to start anew The sea just tosses bashes bruises She doesn't lose it But when the orient sun appears She finds her pillow wet with tears But she raises up her sails And and gazes westward