We are leaving, leaving Leaving on the tide Come and stand beside me love The water is so wide You can hear the sailors calling At the dawning of the day Yesterday is falling, love And je suis desole, je suis desole Je suis desole, mais je n'ai pas le choix Je suis desole, mais la vie me demande ea I am turning, turning From a land that I loved well Look ahead my darling one across the rolling swell And you can hear the seagulls crying As we're slipping out of the bay Yesterday is dying, love And je suis desole, je suis desole Je suis desole, mais je n'ai pas le choix Je suis desole, mais la vie me demande ea We are sailing, sailing For a land that's proud and free I had no more endurance For what had become of me And I will do that which I must do, love And now we're under way All that I can say to you is je suis desole Je suis desole, mais je n'ai pas le choix Je suis desole, mais la vie me demande ea Je suis desole, mais je n'ai pas le choix Je suis desole, mais la vie me demande ea