We Learned The Sea Lyrics - Dar Williams

I am the captain and I have been told 

That tomorrow we land and my ship has been sold 

Now losing this boat is worth scarce a mention 

I think of the crew most of all the first ensign 

For all we learned the sea 

Guiding a ship, it takes more than your skill 

It's the compass inside, it's the strength of your will 

The first ensign watched as tempests all tried me 

I sang in the wind as if God were beside me 

For all we learned the sea 

You take the wheel one more time 

Like I showed you 

We've reached the strait 

Once even I could not go through 

I am the captain and I have been told 

But I am not shaken, I am eight years old 

And you are still young but you'll understand 

That the stars of the sea are the same for the land 

And we came to learn the sea