Take Me Along

On the docks where the boredom of life Is all that I own I see boats coming in With the fruits of places unknown I watch as they come from a world in the sun That I see in my mind But then it's farewell to this cold golden hell They can leave far behind Let me go where they go Let me fly the winds that they fly For to stay in this place Will destroy a man such as I Take me along, a long way from here Take me along to a faraway shore When you are poor it's easy to bear With the sunshine and soft summer air At the end of the day, in a bar With sailors I stand And I talk about girls, about love A glass in my hand But then in my dreams I can travel it seems On a thought southern-bound And there I can hold all the magic in gold Of the love I have found When the bars on the quayside are closed Alone I remain I continue to dream and each night The dream is the same Take me along, a long way from here Take me along to a faraway shore When you are poor it's easy to bear With the sunshine and soft summer air Very soon I will take any job For a chance that I can Though I dream like a child For my dreams, I'll work like a man Work, and with pride, for my to ticket-to-ride Where the sun shines for me Surviving any storm, to be wild, to be warm That's the way I must be I'll be leaving behind no regrets And hold of my past And I'll go to the sea As I'll sail to freedom at last Take me along, a long way from here Take me along to a faraway shore When you are poor it's easy to bear With the sunshine and soft summer air Take me along, a long way from here Take me along to a faraway shore When you are poor it's easy to bear With sunshine and soft summer air --- TAKE ME ALONG - Charles Aznavour