I am sailing on the Southern Ocean
Beneath a canopy of stars.
I am a sailor, and I’m a warrior,
Homeward bound now from the wars.

I heard no sirens, fought no monsters
On this modern odyssey;
But I'm weary from my journeys
And my life upon the sea.

I am sailing on the Southern Ocean;
I am following the stars.
I am a sailor, and I’m a poet,
Heading home, beneath the stars.

My shipmates are my brothers;
We stand together every day.
We are young ones, we are old ones,
We are standing in harm’s way.

We are sailing on the Southern Ocean;
We are flying stripes and stars.
We are sailors, and we are soldiers,
Going home now from the wars.

I have children and have not seen them
Since I took myself to sea.
In my dreams I see their mother,
She is reaching out for me.

I am sailing on the Southern Ocean,
Looking for my falling star.
I am a sailor, and I’m a dreamer,
Homeward bound now from the war.

Homeward bound now from the war.