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Artist: Chris De Burgh
Canonical path: /chris-de-burgh/sailing-away
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Sailing Away
Read Sailing Away lyrics by Chris De Burgh on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Sailing Away
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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
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
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
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Chris De Burgh performs "Sailing Away", and this lyric page sits inside the Chris De Burgh catalog on LyroVerse.
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