George Donaldson - Safe in the Harbour Lyrics
And felt the horizon stir deep in your soulWatched the wake of a steamer as it cut through blue waterBeen gripped by a fever you just canât controlTo throw off the shackles to fly with the seagullsTo where green waves tumble over driving sea windOr to lie on the decking on a warm summerâs eveningWatch the red sun fall burning, beneath the earthâs rimChorusTo every sailor, comes time to drop anchorHaul in the sails, and make the lines fastYou deep water dreamer, your journey is overYouâre safe in the harbour at lastSafe in the harbour at lastSome men are sailors, but most are just dreamersHeld fast by the anchors they forge in their mindsIn their hearts know theyâll never sail over deep waterTo search for a treasure theyâre afraid they wonât findSo in sheltered harbours, they cling to their anchorsBank down their boilers and shut down their steamAnd wait for the sailors to return with their treasuresThat will fan the dull embers and fire up their dreamsChorusSome men are schemers who laugh at the dreamersTake the gold from the sailors and turn it to drossTheyâre men in a prison, theyâre men without visionWhose only horizon is profit and loss.So when storm clouds come sailing across your blue oceanHold fast to your dreaming for all that youâre worthFor as long as thereâs dreamers, there will always be sailorsBringing back their bright treasures from corners of earthChorusSafe in the harbour at last