Have you stood by the ocean, on a diamond-hard morninâ
And felt the horizon stir deep in your soul
Watched the wake of a steamer as it cut through blue water
Been gripped by a fever you just canât control
To throw off the shackles to fly with the seagulls
To where green waves tumble over driving sea wind
Or to lie on the decking on a warm summerâs evening
Watch the red sun fall burning, beneath the earthâs rim
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To every sailor, comes time to drop anchor
Haul in the sails, and make the lines fast
You deep water dreamer, your journey is over
Youâre safe in the harbour at last
Safe in the harbour at last
Some men are sailors, but most are just dreamers
Held fast by the anchors they forge in their minds
In their hearts know theyâll never sail over deep water
To search for a treasure theyâre afraid they wonât find
So in sheltered harbours, they cling to their anchors
Bank down their boilers and shut down their steam
And wait for the sailors to return with their treasures
That will fan the dull embers and fire up their dreams
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Some men are schemers who laugh at the dreamers
Take the gold from the sailors and turn it to dross
Theyâre men in a prison, theyâre men without vision
Whose only horizon is profit and loss.
So when storm clouds come sailing across your blue ocean
Hold fast to your dreaming for all that youâre worth
For as long as thereâs dreamers, there will always be sailors
Bringing back their bright treasures from corners of earth
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Safe in the harbour at last