I wish I was a fisherman
Tumblin' on the seas
Far away from dry land
And its bitter memories
Casting out my sweet line
With abandonment and love
No ceiling bearin' down on me
Save the starry sky above

With light in my head
You in my arms

I wish I was the brakeman
On a hurtlin' fevered train
Crashing headlong into the heartland
Like a cannon in the rain
With the beating of the sleepers
And the burnin' of the coal
Counting the towns flashing by
In a night that's full of soul

With light in my head
You in my arms

Well I know I will be loosened
From bonds that hold me fast
That the chains all hung around me
Will fall away at last
And on that grand and fateful day
I'll take thee in my hands
I'll ride that train
I will be the fisherman
With light in my head
You in my arms

With light in my head
You in my arms

With light in my head
You in my arms

With light in my head
You in my arms