♪ He left on a boat just to follow a dream He had to find You can't hold a man when he follows a dream That's on his mind I see a boat on the river It's sailing away Down to the ocean Where to, I can't say Boat on the river It's sailing away Down to the ocean Where to, I can't say I've waited for him such a very long time Don't know what for Cause I should have known when he left on that boat We meet no more I see a boat on the river It's sailing away Down to the ocean Where to, I can't say Boat on the river It's sailing away Down to the ocean Where to, I can't say Boat on the river It's sailing away Down to the ocean Where to, I can't say Boat on the river It's sailing away Down to the ocean Where to, I can't say Boat on the river You're bound for the sea If you should find him Please free him from me There were people who came And said it's really a shame Why did he take off to follow just a dream But I guess they were wrong In life you're sailing along And things don't turn out as simple as they seem Boat on the river It's sailing away Down to the ocean Where to, I can't say I see a boat on the river It's sailing away Down to the ocean Where to, I can't say I see a boat on the river It's sailing away Down to the ocean Where to, I can't say I see a boat on the river It's sailing away Down to the ocean Where to, I can't say Boat on the river You're bound for the sea If you should find him Please free him from me Boat on the river It's sailing away Down to the ocean Where to, I can't say