here as i watch the ships go by
and if there's more on the other side
here as i see the friends i thought i made
a little bit crazed and knowing now
we've outgrown one another
now when i see the things i want
i can take the things i see
but i keep asking myself why
and if there ain't just a little bit more for me
here when it's time to count the cost
i keep measuring what i've lost
and wondering if you knew
it would all end up with you
here as i watch the time go by
how i'd like to sail away
leaving all my past behind
but i know i'd only last for a couple of days
here stands everything i thought i made
it's the only life i know
and i can't even call it my own