sailboats

sailboats wish that they were stars

floating softly in the sky

among our dreams that pay goodbye

moving through transparent space

drifting through the stratosphere

and onward 'till they disappear

these continents from overhead

look like tiny paper shapes

intricately set in place

below the misty mountain clouds

there's a lovely silver bay

where sunset sailors often hideaway

scuba diver in the lock

speedboat driver on the dock

sailplane pilot in the blue take me up there with you

the world looks brighter from this high altitude

i was walking through the trees

and i was swimming through the sea

i was falling through the air

when it hit me right there. my eyes are tired; i don't even care

an airplane carried me to bed

where i slept above the coast

and dreamt i had become a ghost

i sail above the frozen peaks

deep in cold cathedral caves

across the hills and far beyond the waves

take the car on the lawn

fly the jet to the sun

and bring the spacecraft

in soon while i play chess with the moon

i feel like sleeping through this cold afternoon

once in 1964

an actress ran on the shore

and though you'll never return

i love you audrey hepburn

sometimes i can see your face in the crowd

there are sailboats throughout this brilliant sky

but you can not pick them out if you can't fly

i'm glad the earth doesn't care

if i go up there

if you want to just ask me and i will take you along.