Sail Away
Sail Away: A Poetic Escape by the Seaside
Lyrics
I asked her, her name
The narrator asked for the woman's name.
She said it was Jane
The woman responded that her name is Jane.
Oh, how I thought that's a beautiful name
The narrator finds Jane's name beautiful.
What brings you here to sit by the sea
The narrator inquires why Jane is sitting by the sea.
Someone is painting a portrait of me
Someone is creating a portrait of the narrator.
And as I sit in this old wicker chair
The narrator is seated in an old wicker chair.
Knitting a scarf for my sister to wear
Engaged in knitting a scarf for their sister.
And watching the sailboats sail in the breeze
Observing sailboats moving in the breeze.
I'm thinking of home and my good family
The narrator reminisces about home and family.
Sail away, taking a holiday
Expressing the desire to sail away for a vacation.
Sail away, taking a holiday
Reiterating the desire to sail away for leisure.
The blue in the sky was the blue in her eye
Describing the similarity between the color of the sky and Jane's eye.
And the color of her hair was brown
Detailing Jane's brown hair.
And as she turned I saw was the same
Noticing a resemblance between Jane and the surroundings.
The color of her face and the sun going down
Associating the color of Jane's face with the setting sun.
Sail away, taking a holiday
Reiteration of the desire to sail away for leisure.
Sail away, taking a holiday
Reiterating the desire to sail away for a vacation.
Sail boats painting the sea
Observing sailboats creating an image on the sea.
Look at the sails wide and free
Admiring the wide and free sails of the boats.
Grey sky at night a sailor's delight
Referencing the saying "Grey sky at night, sailor's delight."
It's been many years since I have been to the sea
The narrator hasn't visited the sea for many years.
Watching the sailboats sailing the breeze
Recalling the past of watching sailboats in the breeze.
And finding myself in an old part of town
Searching an old part of town for familiar faces.
Looking for faces that just on the ground
Looking for faces that are no longer around.
There she sits in that old wicker chair
Observing Jane seated in a wicker chair.
Knitting a scarf for her sister to wear
She is knitting a scarf for her sister.
I don't think I'll ever remember her name
The narrator doubts remembering Jane's name.
But there on the wall just exactly the same
Not recalling Jane's name but noticing a similarity in a picture.
Sail away, taking a holiday
Expressing the desire to sail away for a vacation.
Sail away, taking a holiday
Reiterating the desire to sail away for leisure.
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