The wind on my back
And the salt of the sea
Wound my mind back to when
I was younger and free
I sailed over the waves
I knew no greater glee
Until the young lass came knocking
And asked something of me
She asked when next I sailed
I said when it suits thee
Then she asked if I could find
The lover she had lost at sea
One look at her face
Eyes locked in a wordless plea
And I could say nothing at all
But 'To the best of my ability'
So I readied my sails
Gathered my company
Filled the decks with men
Who would sail along with me
We searched and we searched
The ever-raging sea
But it was all for naught
For no lover did we see
But my company and I
We had courage, you see
So we never gave up
Though we charged no fee
I've grown old searching
Drifting along relentlessly
But since the lass came knocking
I haven't been free
And we're still looking
For the one lost as sea
But we never guessed
That the lass had meant me
