Paroles de Wanderlust

My time is up and the ship bell chimes So raise the cup and think betimes Of this poor sailor 'pon the sea Whose passing is but memory 'Tis not that I would have you think Of this but as a friendly drink For with my heart I loved you truly Though I'm forced to treat you cruelly For the fever's upon me And the Captain is calling I cannot stay with thee My destiny's calling I'll never be free, but I do what I must A captive of my wanderlust The tide is turned and so we sail This brief sojourn has now grown stale The wanderlust has me, indeed I care not where my travels lead The captain asks if I'm a-feared A smile tangled in his beard His laughter tells me he must know The pain that I now undergo For the fever's upon me And the Captain is calling I cannot stay with thee My destiny's calling I'll never be free, but I do what I must A captive of my wanderlust I cast my fate into the wind I have no mate, nor kith, nor kin For I must go where I am sent A victim of self-banishment Orion has become my guide And Venus is my willing bride With wanderlust my fuel and feed I roam the world as 'tis decreed For the fever's upon me And the Captain is calling I cannot stay with thee My destiny's calling I'll never be free, but I do what I must A captive of my wanderlust For the fever's upon me And the Captain is calling I cannot stay with thee My destiny's calling I'll never be free, but I do what I must A captive of my wanderlust