Sailorman Lyrics - Soul, David

Though they called me sailorman
Sung my songs between every land
I've seen every sea and I've known every storm
From the Arctic's freeze to the south tropics warm

I grew up in a small Midwestern town
Set out to sail this whole wide world around
I've seen the change in the sun
The changing of the moon
Heard the ancient stars singing their eternal tune

I've been a sailing man
Fathoms of cold tears
I've been a whaling man for many restless years
I've been a sailing man
Fathoms of cold tears
I've been a whaling man for many restless years

I have not been at sea eight weeks
It seemed more like sixteen
I dreamed of friends almost lost
The past was in my dream

I grew weary of the waves
Weary of the sea
I long to walk on solid ground
Sit down by a tree

I jump ship here in your land
With all I learned from the sea
I traveled near
I traveled far
Determined to be free
And I'm free

Still they call me sailorman
It's time to set out for another land
With my restless soul and the stories that I bring
I need to go back out where the whales and I can sing

I've been a sailing man
Fathoms of cold tears
I've been a whaling man for many restless years
I've been a sailing man
Fathoms of cold tears
I've been a whaling man for many restless years