Sailor

by Big Country

From the album: The Seer

Track 10 of 14 on The Seer (1986).

Duration: 4:53

The Seer cover art

Lyrics for Sailor

What would you be if the waves set you free And the wind in your hair brought you sailing to me Tied up on the shore would you weary no more? When will it be, when will it be What would I be if a hurricane came Would I be clever, would I be shamed Would I lie helpless, cast up on the flames What will I be, what will I be I will be here forever Till the river runs into the sea I will always be silent And hold my head up Till we will be sailors no more Where would we go To the sand or the snow Wander in memories or let them all go Would we be dreamers, helplessly so Where would we go, where would we go I will be here forever Till the river runs into the sea I will always be silent And hold my head up Till we will be sailors no more I will be here forever Till the river runs into the sea I will always be silent And hold my head up Till we will be sailors no more Let's run right out of the city tonight With our hair tied up and lips sealed tight I will cry no more, I said I will cry no more Like an empty tourist at the world fair I could only stand and stare And let it pass by me, let it pass me by I never should have said out loud That I wanted to save the world But I let it slip away, I just let it slip away The only thing I wanted to be Was the perfect one who killed for free And I will try no more, I say I will try no more But now we are together we won't turn back Where the boats are burned and the ties are black And I will cry no more, I will cry no more

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