[Verse 1]

Now what would they do if I just sailed away?

Who the hell really compelled me to leave today

Runnin' low on stories of what made it a ball

What would they do if I made no landfall?

[Verse 2]

I lived half my life in an eight by five room

Just cruisin' to the sound of the big diesel boom

It's not close quarters that would make me snap

It's just dealin' with the daily unadulterated crap

[Chorus 1]

Sail away for a month at a time

Sail away, I've got to restart my mind

And you'll find me back at it again

[Verse 3]

Oh, I love the smell of fresh snapper fried light

What you say Pouilly-Fussé to round out the night?

The mid-morning watch is the best time to look

Oh, what would they do if I wrote the big book?

[Verse 4]

'Cause I've seen incredible things in my years

Some days were laughter and others were tears

If I had it all to do over again

I'd just get myself drunk and I'd jump right back in

[Chorus 2]

Sail away, that's the way I survive

Sail away, that's just no shuck and jive

It just makes my whole life come alive

[Verse 5]

The wind whistles through the cold riggin' at night

Crazy crowds boogie to the sounds and the lights

Bum's down in Capo's, he's just havin' a ball

What would he do on another landfall?

[Outro]

What would they do if I made no landfall?

Oh, what would they do if I flew to Nepal?

What would I do if I met Lucille Ball?

I'm tryin' to make a little sense of it all

Just tryin' to make a little sense of it all