Sailor Lyrics - The Seer - Big Country

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