If my anchor lifts tonight, I'm gone for good So you best make up your mind, if it should Oh, but if you think I don't care enough Then I wouldn't be writing this down No, I'd already be gone by now, wouldn't I? If your sail should lift tonight, I'd never sleep Though I know the sea, your life is why breathe Oh, and I could never be the girl Who took you away from your dreams No, I couldn't live with that grief, could I? So this choice is yours It's me or that open door Whole new world to explore Or someone who truly adores you I could never chose completely Oh, this sea is calling to me Still your love all but consumes me I will not be whole for all my days So I know what choice I must make As my anchor lifts tonight, I stand and wait My whole crew salutes in line, and I watch them fade Oh, but if I never chose to stay Then I wouldn't be hearing your voice And I wouldn't be seeing your face And I wouldn't be holding you close I just couldn't live without all those things, could I?