We sail our ship along the coast
Others try to beat us, but at most
we'll be a day or two behind
The leak is getting bigger,
and supplies are running low,
and the crew is getting tired.
They work hard but after months at sea
they're tired
The villagers who live ashore
refuse to even trade us anymore
And since the others got here first,
they left a bad impression
and what's worse, we have no food
and the crew is getting sick.
They work hard but after months at sea
they're sick
And all I know
is that when I'm finally home
they'll rewrite all I wrote
All I know
is when ...