The Captain and Me

Deep as a river, wide as the sea Changin' the ways of a captain and me I could be happy, lord, so then should he If all of the universe unveiled itself to me So then a day flows into night Down the street the beggar man who finds himself in wine If i am a good man and sure in all my ways The captain of a starship that's homeward bound today Growin', growin', changin' ev'ry day Knowin', showin' all my worldly ways Hear the chimes, hear how they ring Marking time all through the day A whisper, an answer, a cry in the night Break down, turn around, a feeling of fright The Indian, the black man, the Asian who see A door that is opening, and they're goin' to be free Growin', growin', changin' ev'ry day Knowin', showin' all my worldly ways Hear the chimes, hear how they ring Marking time all through the day We are all acceptable, we are all a place in time Moving through a passageway, bringing forth the end of time Growin', growin', changin' ev'ry day Knowin', showin' all my worldly ways Hear the chimes, hear how they ring Marking time all through the day Light the fire, start the day, mark the light that shows the way Changing times of fortunes past, we will all be free at last We are the people of the round about We are the sails upon the sea We're gonna be there when ev'ry body laughs about The way that we are changin', you and me, yeah We are the people of the round about We are the sails upon the sea We're gonna be there when ev'ry body laughs about The way that we are changin', you and me, yeah We are the people of the round about We are the sails upon the sea --- The Captain and Me - The Doobie Brothers