Day breaks, a sail shakes as the wind parts the mist Lines strain, a whisper of rain the waves cleave and hiss Gaining speed is what I need a sea bird taking flight Telltales fly I hear her cry and at once I feel the might. It's hard to care when we're out there about what we left behind Only a poet can put into words this feeling so sublime A beam that smiles the clouds away tints tomorrow with a prophetic ray A rainbow in the storms of life, we'll find the calm when we're aweigh Calm, serene, this life marine is what I'm destined for From what I see, don't fear the sea the storms are worse ashore It's not brick and stone that makes a home it's where you'll most live life I explore, design discover with a boat, a dog, my wife. It's hard to care when we're out there about what we left behind Only a poet can put into words this feeling so sublime A beam that smiles the clouds away tints tomorrow with a prophetic ray A rainbow in the storms of life, we'll find the calm when we're aweigh Though the waves will rise and the gales will blow they never bring the strife. Of the storms man brings on fellow man found in landed life Those ashore can't be assured that we chose a path that's right Our freedom has come under the sun before the wind and tide It's hard to care when we're out there about what we left behind Only a poet can put into words this feeling so sublime A beam that smiles the clouds away tints tomorrow with a prophetic ray A rainbow in the storms of life, we'll find the calm when we're aweigh