Hoist a Ripping Sail
Jay Ducharme
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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"
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