[Verse 1]
We don’t decide where the morning goes
Or tell the tide which way it flows
We raise the sail
We watch the sky
And learn when not to question why
Some days the water lies like glass
Some days we pray the night will pass
Still every sailor
In the end
Learns how to sail
With the wind
[Verse 2]
We’ve watched good ships disappear
Lost good people
Year by year
Some found harbour
Some sailed on
Some were beside us
Then were gone
We speak their names from time to time
Like distant bells across the brine
For those we love
Don’t really end
They change their course
And catch the wind
[Chorus]
We sail with the wind
We sail with the tide
With all that we’ve loved
Still here at our side
No map for tomorrow
No knowing the end
We take what we’re given
And sail with the wind
[Verse 3]
There were years I fought every wave
Thought being strong meant being brave
I cursed the calm
I cursed the rain
Tried turning tides
That turned again
But age has taught these hands of mine
You cannot order sea or time
Sometimes the strongest thing you do
Is let the wind
Carry you
[Verse 4]
Now evening settles on the mast
Funny how quickly oceans pass
The western sky is burning gold
The air is clear
The night grows cold
I don’t much mind what’s round the bend
Or whether journeys really end
I’ve seen enough
To understand:
We’re passengers
Who think we planned
[Final Chorus]
We sail with the wind
We sail with the tide
With everyone loved
Still here at our side
No map for tomorrow
No need to pretend
We came with the morning
We sail with the wind
[Outro]
And when my last shoreline
Falls out of view
Don’t say that I left you.
Don’t say we’re through.
Just look towards evening
Where sea meets the blue…
And say,
He sailed on the wind.
Lyrics Michael Forty
Voice Michael Forty