1.
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.

Rf. 1:
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.

2.
I waited for him
Such a very long time,
Don't know what for,
'Cause I should have known
When he left on the boat
We'll meet no more.

Rf. 1

Rf.2:
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 greet him from me.

3.
- 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.

Rf. 1/2