Waiting at the water's edge,
Watching all the ships
As they are heading for the harbour wall,
I was just a boy,
I was just a boy,
Dreaming of the wide world,
Dreaming of the wide world;
Watching as they disappear,
Reading out the names
Of all the places I have never been,
Looking out to sea,
Staring out to sea,
Dreaming of a wide world,
Dreaming of the wide world;
U uuu uuu uu uuuuu
Uuu uuu uuu
Oh oo oooo
I wish I was sailing away,
Sailing away,
Sailing away,
With you tonight,
With you tonight;
Walking down another street,
Underneath the red lights,
I am watching where the shadows fall,
Looking at the girls,
Listening to the girls,
Dreaming of a new world,
Dreaming of that new world;
U uuu uuu uu uuuuu
Uuu uuu uuu
Oh oo oooo
I wish I was sailing away,
Sailing away,
Sailing away,
In your arms tonight,
In your arms tonight;
I wish I was sailing away,
Sailing away,
Sailing away,
with you now,
With you now