If I had been born 200 years ago
I would have been a sailor, a-Sailing I would go
I'd sail around the capes across the seven seas and then back home
If I had been born 200 years ago
and I would know the waters and the waters would know me
I would cut across the waves and be as happy as can be
Id be landless Id be loveless Id be flight and fancy free
and would know the waters and the waters would know me
And when I think about the place and time were I was born
well I wonder if the hands of fate have slipped and placed me wrong
cos there are ships I could have sailed and sailors boots I could've worn
when I think about the place and time were I was born
But the ocean is still out there magnificent and wide
With open arms to hold me, and endless space to hide,
And the only things that hold me back are things I hold inside
The ocean is still out there magnificent and wide
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh