Just like a sailor on leave from the ship I am caught in the wind on a shore Rain in my face and nowhere a trace of a friend or a foe Out on the river the boats are leaving Heading for Singapore, engines glowing Everyone knows where they're headed With their face to the wind and their future Sail with me Oh, my love On a river of darkness To a shore of light Stood in the light of the lamp on the corner And looked at the shadows Wondering how I could ever go home again Out on the river the boats are singing Scrap of a song I remember from England Turn your face to the wind and the future Sail with me Oh, my love On a river of darkness To a shore of light Through the clouds in the sky See the shape of the unicorn flight See the cut of his wings Hear the song that his ancient voice sings Ooh How did I find myself here in the dark Of deserted shipwrecks? Turning my collar back up against the cold Out on the river, the fireworks shining Sound of a train whistle whining, crying Turn your face to the wind and the future Sail with me Oh, my love On a river of darkness To a shore of light