Sailing to another shore
Flailing wildly in these winds
Waving at all the other boys
And we're wishing we'd had another choice

Wailing over what we were
Dwelling on what came to be
One day, I will outgrow the cabin-boys
At long last I too shall find my voice

And all the poor ships at sea
They may have built them for you
But they'll sink them for me

All those poor ships at sea
Will go down with me

And have you ever heard the lore
Of when the sailors still drown
Although the sirens won't sing no more

All those poor ships at sea

She's swaying with the sailor man
Finds solace in his arms
On wavering ships we've been left behind
And we're hopelessly trying to stay alive
And all the poor ships at sea
They may have built them for you
But they'll sink them for me

All those poor ships at sea
Will go down with me

And have you ever heard the lore
Of when the sailors still drown
Although the sirens won't sing no more

All those poor ships at sea