[Verse 1]
Like the wind that carried Ahab
To a far more distant shore
To a shipwreck that was certain
Long before
I can see there's no use sailing
Among ships I've known before
It will only bring me more
And more and more

[Chorus]
Lonely sailing nights
More racing, dimming lights
Lonely nights
And all too familiar sights (Mmm)

[Verse 2]
Just as water seeks its level
So I only seek to live
Hoping somehow I can find
A way to give
And the sea, it softly beckons
"Come and go where you've not been"
With the dawning of a new day
I'm gone again
[Chorus]
Lonely sailing nights
Gone racing, dimming lights
Lonely nights
And all too familiar sights