Released: August 15, 1975
Songwriter: Gavin Sutherland
Producer: Tom Dowd
[Verse 1]
I am sailing, I am sailing
Home again 'cross the sea
I am sailing, stormy waters
To be near you, to be free
[Verse 2]
I am flying, I am flying
Like a bird 'cross the sky
I am flying, passing high clouds
To be with you, to be free
[Chorus]
Can you hear me? Oh, can you hear me?
One dark night, far away
I am dying, forever trying
To be with you, who can say
Can you hear me? Oh, can you hear me?
Through the dark night far away
I am dying, forever crying
To be with you, who can say
[Verse 3]
We are sailing, we are sailing
Home again 'cross the sea
We are sailing stormy waters
To be near you, to be free
Oh Lord
[Instrumental Break]
[Outro]
Oh Lord, to be near you, to be free
Oh (my) Lord, to be near you, to be free
Oh Lord
Oh Lord, to be near you, to be free
Oh (my) Lord, to be near you, to be free
Oh Lord
I am sailing, I am sailing
Home again 'cross the sea
I am sailing, stormy waters
To be near you, to be free
[Verse 2]
I am flying, I am flying
Like a bird 'cross the sky
I am flying, passing high clouds
To be with you, to be free
[Chorus]
Can you hear me? Oh, can you hear me?
One dark night, far away
I am dying, forever trying
To be with you, who can say
Can you hear me? Oh, can you hear me?
Through the dark night far away
I am dying, forever crying
To be with you, who can say
[Verse 3]
We are sailing, we are sailing
Home again 'cross the sea
We are sailing stormy waters
To be near you, to be free
Oh Lord
[Instrumental Break]
[Outro]
Oh Lord, to be near you, to be free
Oh (my) Lord, to be near you, to be free
Oh Lord
Oh Lord, to be near you, to be free
Oh (my) Lord, to be near you, to be free
Oh Lord
more tracks from the album
Atlantic Crossing (Deluxe Edition)
- I Don’t Want to Talk About It
- Return to Sender
- Three Time Loser (Alternative Version)
- Alright for an Hour (Alternative Version)
- All in the Name of Rock ‘N’ Roll (Alternative Version)
- Drift Away (Alternative Version)
- Too Much Noise (Early Version of ”Stone Cold Sober”)
- I Don’t Want to Talk About It (Alternative Version)
- It’s Not the Spotlight (Alternative Version)
- This Old Heart of Mine (Alternative Version)
- Still Love You (Alternative Version)
- Holy Cow
- Sailing (Alternate Version)
- To Love Somebody
- Sailing
- Skye Boat Song
- Drift Away
- This Old Heart of Mine
- Still Love You
- Alright for an Hour
- It’s Not the Spotlight
- Stone Cold Sober
- Three Time Loser
- All in the Name of Rock ‘N’ Roll
- Skye Boat Song (Alternative Version)
From the album
Rod Stewart popular songs
- I Don’t Want to Talk About It
- Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
- Young Turks
- Maggie May
- Forever Young
- Love Is
- Sailing
- Handbags & Gladrags
- Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? (Remix)
- Maggie May (Live)
- Faith of the Heart
- Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
- Every Picture Tells a Story
- Have I Told You Lately
- Didn’t I
- Baby Jane
- You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
- The First Cut Is the Deepest
- When I Need You
- Downtown Train
- Rhythm of My Heart
- Hot Legs
- I Only Have Eyes for You
- Missing You