We Learned the Sea

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 seaGuiding 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 seaYou take the wheel one more time

Like I showed you

We've reached the strait

Once even I could not go throughI 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