[Verse 1] A little ship rests on the guitar strings While the old brass clock keeps time Your message waits beside the quiet room A captain’s name, a distant sign [Pre-Chorus] From a canvas wing above the sea To a hull that crosses years We keep making maps of what we cannot see And send them past our fears [Chorus] Take me where the far horizons turn Where every unknown has a name to learn Through the long blue dark, we carry on With a steady hand, with the porch light on [Verse 2] The switches wear their years like medals The dial holds a patient face You hum a tune and guide that tiny vessel Across a wooden sea of space [Pre-Chorus] No road was ever drawn ahead No promise made the distance small Still we leave the harbor when the call comes Still we answer when it calls [Chorus] Take me where the far horizons turn Where every unknown has a name to learn Through the long blue dark, we carry on With a steady hand, with the porch light on [Bridge] If time should fold its wings tonight If stars should scatter from our view I’ll find the course by the things we keep And the brave old words we choose [Final Chorus] Take me where the far horizons turn Where every unknown has a name to learn Through the long blue dark, we carry on With a steady hand, with the porch light on [Outro] A little ship, a wooden sea A homeward note, a wide-open sky
