Now what would they do if I just sailed away Who the hell really compelled me to leave today Runnin' low on stories of what made it a ball What would they do if I made no landfall I lived half my life in an eight by five room Just cruisin' to the sound of the big diesel boom It's not close quarters that would make me snap It's just dealing with the daily unadulterated crap Sail away, for a month at a time Sail away, I've got to restart my mind And you'll find me back at it again Oh, I love the smell of fresh snapper fried light What you say pouilly-fuisse to round out the night The mid-morning watch is the best time to look Oh, what would they do if I wrote the big book 'Cause I've seen incredible things in my years Some days were laughter and others were tears If I had it all to do over again I'd just get myself drunk and I'd jump right back in Sail away, that's the way I survive Sail away, that's just no shuck and jive It just makes my whole life come alive The wind whistles through the cold riggin' at night Crazy crowds boogie to the sounds and the lights Bums down in Capo's he's just havin' a ball What would he do on another landfall What would they do if I made no landfall Oh, what would they do if I flew to Nepal What would I do if I met Lucille Ball I'm tryin' to make a little sense of it all Just tryin' to make a little sense of it all