Laurie Beechman - Sailin' On lyrics

When I was four or five or six

The sea rocked me to sleep

And simple dreams would float to me

Like bubbles from the deep

And sleep was like some opium I smoked on foreign shores

And dolphins saw me safely on

As my heartstrings pulled the oars



And the ship was my bed

And the waves were my pillow

And the dark sky breathed

And the sheets used to billow

As I'd go sailin' on

Sailin' on

I'd go sailin' on in my dreams



The seagulls ricocheted against the diamond hard blue sea

And mermaids sang and flying fish would dance on air for me

I made it home by sunrise as daylight filled the air

My face was wet with brine and foam

And sand spilled from my hair



And the ship was my bed

And the waves were my pillow

And the dark sky breathed

And the sheets used to billow

As I'd go sailin' on

Sailin' on

I'd go sailin' on in my dreams



The north wind took me to God knows where

Oceans uncharted drunk with salty air



And every now and then I feel the need to take to sea

Fill my head with wine and winds and just go sailin' free

I only need to lay me down

Breathe so mild and then

The ocean rhythm sweeps me up and I'm a child again



And the ship is my bed

And the waves are my pillow

And the dark sky breaths

And the sheets, they all billow

As I go sailin' on

Sailin' on

I go sailin' on my dreams



Sailin' on

Sailin' on

I go sailin' on my dreams

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