Outward bound, upon a ship that sails no ocean
Outward bound, it has no crew but me and you
All alone, when just a minute ago the shore
Was filled with people, with people that we knew

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So farewell, adieu, so long, vaya con Dios
May they find whatever they are looking for
Remember when the wine was better than ever before
We could not ask, we could not ask for more

Outward bound upon a journey without ending
Outward bound, uncharted waters beneath our bow
Far behind, the green familiar shore is fading
Into time, and time has left us now

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Outward bound, upon a ship with tattered sail
Outward bound upon a crooked, lonesome trail
Things we learn, we'll just be satisfied in knowing
And we'll tell it to our kids as a fairy tale

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