Van Dyke Parks - Sail Away lyrics

When I desire company I leave my footprints on the sand by a reckless sea Hoping you'd come to me And we'll explore what might have been And leave the shore and give this tired old world a spin When my ship will come in Sun up, we'll sail away the day that my ship comes in Fast as the highest mast can take us to any old where but here One captain's paradise for two Sky in a sea that's twice as blue It all waits for me and you when my ship comes in You go and get the telephone Give it a real good yank and thank God we're all alone In a tropical zone While we sort out the Caribbean At every port a third world orders nouvelle cuisine From that aquamarine We'll tell our kind and gentle friends There still is time to make amends We'll send them a card that ends "Til' your ship comes in" Sail away Sail away Just sail away When my ship will come in Sail away Sail away Just sail away When my ship will come in Oh, island in the sun What I don't know won't hurt me none When all's said and done When my ship will come in That perfect host in harmony We'll raise a toast to what's still left of my memory When will my ship come in? We'll sail away Sail away Just sail away When my ship will come in We'll sail away Sail away Just sail away