I took a boat to the land of my dreams
South of the border be low
The wind in the sails,
it strained at the seams
The warm breeze knew just how to blow
A half -moon above me
and the stars overhead
Like some sweeter song to my soul
My old life behind me, I left it for dead
The salt waves knew which way to roll
Well, it's a long way down
For a lonesome stranger
in town
Tryin' to find out where
he be longs
The right place to sing his songs
Met up with a mermaid who looked like
the girl I left behind me at home
Wherever I end up in this whole world,
thoughts of her won't leave me alone
What I mean, she inhabits my dreams,
no matter where I may go
From moonlight rivers to sun -splattered streams,
that is, I'm hanged if I know
Well, it's a long way down for
a lonesome stranger in town
Tryin' to find out where he be longs
The right place to sing his songs
I tell you my tale from beginning to end
But I don't remember that much
What I can't recall I may have to pretend
I just hope I'm not losing my touch
My dreams are as real as
my heartbeat to me
True as the clouds in my sky
That drift overhead as the days hurry by
And the one I'll love till I die
Well, it's a long way down
For a lonesome stranger in town
Tryin' to find out where he belongs
The right place to sing his songs
Well, it's a long way down
For a lonesome stranger in town
Trying to find out where
he belongs
The right place to sing his songs
I took a boat to the land of my dream s
I took a boat to the land of my dreams