I know everything I have to know about you And I'm not sure I really want to go without you Our small moment that we shared Is only yours and mine No one else is really going to know That I care about you And all the questions that I asked myself about you Give me answers that don't make me want to doubt you Won't you come and be with me And then I think you'll know That if you come and stay you're going to see That I care about you Won't you be a high for me Take my hand and fly with me Don't want you to cry for me at all Would you sing your song to me Tell me you belong with me Tell me it's okay for me to fall All the things you tell me with your eyes about you And all it helped to make me realize I want you Won't you come and help make up my mind You know it's up to you Follow me, I know that you will find That I care about you About you

He was captain of a small ship, and he called her the queen Jackson was an old man, the skipper of the sea And he dreams about one day, an island he'll find Out lost in the ocean, just passing in time, . and he rather be Sailin', sailin' away, and he rather be Sailin', sailin' away, and he rather be Sailin' And he's been to places, (and he's been to places) And he knows them quite well, (and he knows them quite well) But those are just traces, of stories to tell And he loves his lady, and his whiskey is sweet But sailin's his first love, it keeps him so free, . and he rather be Sailin', sailin' away, and he rather be Sailin', sailin' away, and he rather be Sailin' And he goes where the wind blows, and he flows with the tide Just going nowhere, just going for the ride And cigarette for company, and a shot for goodtimes A sunset to follow, into the night . and he rather be Sailin', sailin' away, and he rather be Sailin', sailin' away, and he rather be Sailin'