Jay Ducharme - Hoist a Ripping Sail Lyrics

My ship is sitting on the silver sea
Not far from where I think I ought to be
A wind comes up to carry me
A strong and chilling gale
And when at last
The wind has past
I hoist a ripping sail
I live and breathe the sting of salty air
Sun and sea surround me everywhere
My body burns but I don't care
I feel so weak and pale
I try to stand
To search for land
Instead I hoist a ripping sail
I could float forever on this sea
Going wherever the tide carries me
That's not the way a man's supposed to be
If I don't try I'm sure to fail
And so I hoist a ripping sail
My endless journey's end has just begun
I live among a mutiny of one
Argue with the setting sun to no avail
And when the night
Removes my sight
I hoist a ripping sail
Waves attack and crash upon the deck
My battered ship becomes a sinking wreck
I cling to driftwood floating by
The sea won't be my jail
If I must die
At least I'll try
To hoist a ripping sail
I won't float forever on this sea
I'll drift to where dry land will shelter me
If that's the way I want my life to be
But if I don't try I'm sure to fail
I met a man on land the other day
He said to me, "I think I've lost my way"
I said to him, "Don't worry friend
Have faith and you'll prevail
Every problem has an end
Just hoist your ripping sail"

My ship is sitting on the silver sea
Not far from where I think I ought to be
A wind comes up to carry me
A strong and chilling gale
And when at last
The wind has past
I hoist a ripping sail
I live and breathe the sting of salty air
Sun and sea surround me everywhere
My body burns but I don't care
I feel so weak and pale
I try to stand
To search for land
Instead I hoist a ripping sail
I could float forever on this sea
Going wherever the tide carries me
That's not the way a man's supposed to be
If I don't try I'm sure to fail
And so I hoist a ripping sail
My endless journey's end has just begun
I live among a mutiny of one
Argue with the setting sun to no avail
And when the night
Removes my sight
I hoist a ripping sail
Waves attack and crash upon the deck
My battered ship becomes a sinking wreck
I cling to driftwood floating by
The sea won't be my jail
If I must die
At least I'll try
To hoist a ripping sail
I won't float forever on this sea
I'll drift to where dry land will shelter me
If that's the way I want my life to be
But if I don't try I'm sure to fail
I met a man on land the other day
He said to me, "I think I've lost my way"
I said to him, "Don't worry friend
Have faith and you'll prevail
Every problem has an end
Just hoist your ripping sail"