--words and music by Michael Stanley
from "American Road", 2005, LineLevel Music
Stand by the railing and say goodbye To all you ever thought was home You hardly ever see a sailor cry... Beneath the lady who guides you in The skyline wastes its tears like rain Ah let the games begin Sail away, sail away Oh, oh, sail away... (chorus) Like father like son Blood's thicker than water Got to do what must be done Your race is never won...it's never won... Somewhere behind your loved ones wait alone Three lonely years since you've seen home You read the letters all about the boy A son that you don't even know Across a continent behind your dreams They take a toll but not your name Sometimes its never really what it seems... And the work is hard but you're still game Oh, oh sail away... (chorus) Like father like son Blood's thicker than water Got to do what must be done Your race is never won...it's never won... (bridge) And like your father did before you You break your back you take your turn And you take a hand but not a handout Everything you got you earned... (chorus) Like father like son Blood's thicker than water Got to do what must be done Your race is never won...it's never won... And now it's you that's out there on your own Another time another place Head on collison with the one that's grown And staring at you face to face And what the journey's finally taught you Is that you have to pass it on Ships are safer in the harbor But that's not where ships belong So we sail away... (chorus) Like father like son Blood's thicker than water Got to do what must be done Your race is never won...it's never won... to fade