sailing away

[intro] its not the leaving of my home town that makes me sad but the thought of never coming home its not the sailing away that bring a tear to my eye but the knowing I'm without you as I roam I saw you there on the dockside waving as we let go the ropes I saw the tears falling down your face yet in your eyes I saw your smile and hope [chorus] im a man of the sea and sailing is my life but never forget my love you will always be my wife and I shall return one day and wipe the tear from your eye and there I will stay my love until the day I die [verse 2] its not the foreign lands or the sandy shore that makes me think of you but the photographs in my wallet its not the sad sunsets nor the lonely night that bring that tear back to me but the letters you write with your favourite scent from far across the sea I see you there on the old dockside waving as we headed out to sea I saw the tears falling down your face that memory is still with me [chorus] im a man of the sea and sailing is my life but never forget my love you will always be my wife and I shall return one day and wipe the tear from your eye and there I will stay my love until the day I die [verse 3] its not the coming back from far away that makes my smile but seeing you standing on the pier its not the smile on your face that bring a tear to my eye but the seeing you again and knowing that you're near I see you there on the old dockside smiling back a me I saw the tears falling down your face now that I've come back home from sea [chorus] im a man of the sea and sailing is my life but never forget my love you will always be my wife and I shall return one day and wipe the tear from your eye and there I will stay my love until the day I die [chorus] im a man of the sea and sailing is my life but never forget my love you will always be my wife and I shall return one day and wipe the tear from your eye and there I will stay my love until the day I die I'm a sailing man coming home from sea [outro]