Released: May 6, 1997
Songwriter: Dennis DeYoung
Producer: Dennis DeYoung
[Verse 1]
I'm sailing away
Set an open course for the Virgin Sea
'Cause I've got to be free
Free to face the life that's ahead of me
On board I'm the captain, so climb aboard
We'll search for tomorrow on every shore
And I'll try, oh Lord, I'll try to carry on
[Verse 2]
I look to the sea
Reflections in the waves spark my memory
Some happy, some sad
I think of childhood friends, and the dreams we had
We lived happily forever, so the story goes
But somehow we missed out on the pot of gold
But we'll try best that we can, to carry on
[Pre-Chorus]
A gathering of angels appeared above my head
They sang to me this song of hope, and this is what they said
[Chorus]
They said: Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me, lads
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me, babe
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me
[Instrumental Break]
[Pre-Chorus]
I thought that they were angels, but to my surprise
We climbed aboard their starship, we headed for the skies
[Chorus]
Singing come sail away, come sail away, come sail with me, lads
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me
I'm sailing away
Set an open course for the Virgin Sea
'Cause I've got to be free
Free to face the life that's ahead of me
On board I'm the captain, so climb aboard
We'll search for tomorrow on every shore
And I'll try, oh Lord, I'll try to carry on
[Verse 2]
I look to the sea
Reflections in the waves spark my memory
Some happy, some sad
I think of childhood friends, and the dreams we had
We lived happily forever, so the story goes
But somehow we missed out on the pot of gold
But we'll try best that we can, to carry on
[Pre-Chorus]
A gathering of angels appeared above my head
They sang to me this song of hope, and this is what they said
[Chorus]
They said: Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me, lads
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me, babe
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me
[Instrumental Break]
[Pre-Chorus]
I thought that they were angels, but to my surprise
We climbed aboard their starship, we headed for the skies
[Chorus]
Singing come sail away, come sail away, come sail with me, lads
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me
Return to Paradise
- Dear John
- Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) [Return to Paradise]
- Show Me the Way [Return to Paradise]
- Boat on the River [Return to Paradise]
- Lorelei [Return to Paradise]
- Babe [Return to Paradise]
- Miss America [Return to Paradise]
- Come Sail Away [Return to Paradise]
- Renegade [Return to Paradise]
- The Grand Illusion [Return to Paradise]
- Crystal Ball [Return to Paradise]
- Paradise
- On My Way
- A.D. 1928/Rockin’ the Paradise [Return to Paradise]
- Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) [Return to Paradise]
- Lady [Return to Paradise]
- Too Much Time on My Hands [Return to Paradise]
- Snowblind [Return to Paradise]
- Suite Madame Blue [Return to Paradise]
- The Best of Times/A.D. 1958 [Return to Paradise]
- Return to Paradise (1997)
- Renegade
- Mr. Roboto
- Babe
- Too Much Time on My Hands
- Boat on the River
- Come Sail Away
- Lady
- The Best of Times
- Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)
- Show Me the Way
- The Grand Illusion
- Don’t Let It End
- Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)
- Crystal Ball
- Rockin’ the Paradise [Caught in the Act]
- Snowblind
- Miss America
- Pieces of Eight
- Suite Madame Blue
- Sing for the Day
- Man in the Wilderness
- Lorelei
- Winner Take All
- Lies