Out On The Rolling Sea Lyrics - Tim O'brien

Out on the rollin' sea Jesus speaks to me 

Out on the rollin' sea when she rolls 

Out on the rollin' sea Jesus speaks to me 

Out on the rollin' sea when she rolls 

Out on the rollin' sea, just the fish and the gulls and me 

As far as I can see it's just green and blue 

The hot sun beatin' down, bakin' my body brown 

There's not a thing in this world I'd rather do 

Waves bobbin' up and down, tossin' me all around 

Where I'm gonna end up only heaven knows 

I'm driftin' with the tide, it's a slow and easy ride 

I take it how it comes and how it goes 

Above the world of the sea and below the world of the sky 

My boat floats in a line between the two 

I lost my sense of time when I left the land behind 

I don't care which is old or which is new 

Life has been this way since the dawn of the first day 

No matter what we plan or how we roam 

We're passin' through this place each at our different pace 

The world is just a journey, it's not our home 

Cannot own the earth, can't count how much it's worth 

Cannot keep the riches that you earn 

Remember you're a guest and forget about the rest 

Just look and listen, love and try to learn