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Sail On Sailor Lyrics

I sailed an ocean, unsettled ocean
Through restful waters and deep commotion
Often frightened, unenlightened
Sail on, sail on sailor

I wrest the waters, fight Neptune's waters
Sail through the sorrows of life's marauders
Unrepenting, often empty
Sail on, sail on sailor

Caught like a sewer rat alone but I sail
Bought like a crust of bread, but oh do I wail

Seldom stumble, never crumble
Try to tumble, life's a rumble
Feel the stinging I've been given
Never ending, unrelenting
Heartbreak searing, always fearing
Never caring, persevering
Sail on, sail on, sailor

I work the seaways, the gale-swept seaways
Past shipwrecked daughters of wicked waters
Uninspired, drenched and tired
Wail on, wail on, sailor

Always needing, even bleeding
Never feeding all my feelings
Damn the thunder, must I blunder
There's no wonder all I'm under
Stop the crying and the lying
And the sighing and my dying

Sail on, sail on sailor
Sail on, sail on sailor
Sail on, sail on sailor
Sail on, sail on sailor
Sail on, sail on sailor
Sail on, sail on sailor
Sail on, sail on sailor
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Cover art for Sail On Sailor lyrics by Beach Boys, The

This song is Beach Boys at their very best. Every knew they are always good but greatness is the category they have always belonged in.

The song tells the story Brian's demons and how he managed despite set backs and issues we all face at times. The lyrics are just phenomenal. The ebb flow off life both good and bad. Take it for what it is worth move on.

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Brilliant. Fantastic.

Cover art for Sail On Sailor lyrics by Beach Boys, The

Amazingly honest lyrics; it was all vogue to write about being enlightened and above it all. It's good to hear a song that just says, "Life is hard, but it's hell when you're dumb!" (As Deacon Lunchbox used to say (RIP)).

The saving grace is that, at least, the narrator seems to be in a good starting place. We hope that the ship leads somewhere beautiful, for him and for all us. God Bless Us, Everyone!

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THE LETTER "S" IS MISSING A BEAUTIFUL,UNFORGETTABLE SONG FROM A FILM O.S.T. "SAD,SAD,SUMMER"....I HOPE SOMEONE WILL REMEMBER TO POST IT'S LYRIC!!!

Cover art for Sail On Sailor lyrics by Beach Boys, The

While the second line always appears in writing and is sung as "restful" conceptually or semantically that doesn't make sense. A word that does make sense there is "restive" which means restless or 'difficult to control'. Restive is probably harder to sing, and many people misunderstand the word's meaning, not realizing a near synonym is restless. But, clearly, the water being described is tumultuous and even dangerous not calm and quiet.

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@nic1037310 Thanks, indeed you must be right :)