We Learned The Sea - Lyrics - Dar Williams

I am the captain and I have been told That tomorrow we land and my ship has been sold Now losing this boat is worth scarce a mention I think of the crew, most of all the first ensign For all we learned the sea Guiding a ship, it takes more than your skill It's the compass inside it's the strength of your will The first ensign watched as tempests all tried me I sang in the wind as if God were beside me For all we learned the sea You take the wheel one more time like I showed you We've reached the strait once even I could not go through I am the captain and I have been told But I am not shaken, I am eight years old And you are still young, but you'll understand That the stars of the sea are the same for the land And we came to learn the sea