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…