Outward Bound - Tom Paxton

Outward bound, upon a ship that sails no ocean

Outward bound, it has no crew but me and you

All alone, when just a minute ago the shore

Was filled with people, with people that we knew

So farewell, adieu, so long, vaya con Dios

May they find whatever they are looking for

Remember when the wine was better than ever before

We could not ask, we could not ask for more

Outward bound upon a journey without ending

Outward bound, uncharted waters beneath our bow

Far behind, the green familiar shore is fading

Into time, and time has left us now

Outward bound, upon a ship with tattered sail

Outward bound upon a crooked, lonesome trail

Things we learn, we’ll just be satisfied in knowing

And we’ll tell it to our kids as a fairy tale