Songwriter: Christopher Cross
Producer: Michael Omartian
[Verse 1]
Well, it's not far down to paradise
At least it's not for me
And if the wind is right you can sail away
And find tranquility
Oh, the canvas can do miracles
Just you wait and see
Believe me
[Verse 2]
It's not far to never never land
No reason to pretend
And if the wind is right you can find the joy
Of innocence again
Oh, the canvas can do miracles
Just you wait and see
Believe me
[Chorus]
Sailing
Takes me away to where I've always heard it could be
Just a dream and the wind to carry me
Soon I will be free
[Verse 3]
Fantasy
It gets the best of me
When I'm sailing
All caught up in the reverie
Every word is a symphony
Won't you believe me?
[Chorus]
Sailing
Takes me away to where I've always heard it could be
Just a dream and the wind to carry me
And soon I will be free
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Alt. Verse 1]
Well, it's not far back to sanity
At least it's not for me
And if the wind is right you can sail away
And find serenity
Oh, the canvas can do miracles
Just you wait and see
Really, believe me
[Chorus]
Sailing
Takes me away to where I've always heard it could be
Just a dream and the wind to carry me
And soon I will be free
Well, it's not far down to paradise
At least it's not for me
And if the wind is right you can sail away
And find tranquility
Oh, the canvas can do miracles
Just you wait and see
Believe me
[Verse 2]
It's not far to never never land
No reason to pretend
And if the wind is right you can find the joy
Of innocence again
Oh, the canvas can do miracles
Just you wait and see
Believe me
[Chorus]
Sailing
Takes me away to where I've always heard it could be
Just a dream and the wind to carry me
Soon I will be free
[Verse 3]
Fantasy
It gets the best of me
When I'm sailing
All caught up in the reverie
Every word is a symphony
Won't you believe me?
[Chorus]
Sailing
Takes me away to where I've always heard it could be
Just a dream and the wind to carry me
And soon I will be free
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Alt. Verse 1]
Well, it's not far back to sanity
At least it's not for me
And if the wind is right you can sail away
And find serenity
Oh, the canvas can do miracles
Just you wait and see
Really, believe me
[Chorus]
Sailing
Takes me away to where I've always heard it could be
Just a dream and the wind to carry me
And soon I will be free
more tracks from the album
The Best of Soft Rock: Ride Like the Wind
- You’re So Vain
- Ride Like the Wind
- Making Love Out of Nothing at All
- Sailing
- Ooh Baby Baby
- Him
- How Much I Feel
- Saturday in the Park
- Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)
- One More Night
- The Living Years
- I Want to Know What Love Is
- If You Leave Me Now
- Blinded by the Light
- Waiting for a Girl Like You
- It Might Be You
From the albums
- The Best of Soft Rock: Ride Like the Wind
- Christopher Cross (1979)
- Music For Makin’ Love (1987)
- Loving You (1992)
- Like Omigod! The 80s Pop Culture Box (Totally) (2002)
- Loving You: 60 Beautiful Love Songs To Show How Much You Care (2010)
- Mellow Rock (2011)
- Cross Words - The Best of Christopher Cross (2011)
- The Greatest Singer-Songwriter Classics (2015)
- Mellow 70's Gold (2021)
Christopher Cross popular songs
- Sailing
- Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)
- Ride Like the Wind
- Think of Laura
- All Right
- Never Be the Same
- In A Red Room
- Minstrel Gigolo
- I’ll Be Alright
- No Time For Talk
- Rendezvous
- Nothing Will Change
- Love Is Love (In Any Language)
- She Told Me So
- Angry Young Men
- Alibi
- Just One Look
- Wishing Well
- Still I Resist
- Spinning
- Baby Says No
- Wild Wild West
- Is There Something
- It’s You That Really Matters