I can't help the way I am A strong heart with a mission in an ocean sailing man I can't help where I've been The lessons life has given me, the ocean that I've seen And though it may be sweet A constant earth beneath me A lover in my reach Oh my love Satisfaction waits I'm following my fate Oh so true My harshest sacrifice is sailing far from you Dropped anchor near a shore A land of gold and silver and strange alluring whores New and unknown things A carnival existence a freedom fit for kings But heavy is my head Your eyes a thousand miles away And me not in your bed Oh my love Satisfaction waits I'm following my fate Oh so true My harshest sacrifice is sailing far from you Now sunlight hits the sea My coarse is set, the winds are strong and luck is here with me See I've worked for this my life But sadness plagues the sailor Always leaving love behind Oh my love Satisfaction waits I'm following my fate Oh so true My harshest sacrifice is sailing far from you