The Albatross Song

The bowerbird is quite creative When it comes to decoration Starlings follow simple rules That dictate their murmurations But wanton salt marsh sparrows And curious little chickadees I know there's only one companion for me For when you're with an albatross Don't you know you can't get lost? 'Cause you're never truly lost When you are at home at Sea... Does your restless spirit wander Yet get hopelessly attached? You're barely bound to this world, Yet you dread it's bound to collapse? If Noah sent you from his ark To fetch some branches from a tree Might you not return? Just drift perpetually? Well, when you're with an albatross Don't you know you can't get lost? 'Cause you're never truly lost When you are at home at Sea... High above the antarctic circle On a wing and a prayer Down below it's all icy flows But don't you ever despair No... No... When you're with an albatross Don't you know you can't get lost? 'Cause you're never truly lost When you are at home at Sea... In the straits of Magellan Or rounding the Cape of Good Hope Death and disillusionment Will gamble on a ghost ship for your soul No... No... Oh— When you're with an albatross Don't you know you can't get lost? 'Cause you're never truly lost When you are at home at Sea... Who would tie their savior To a chain around their neck? What good are relentless reminders Of your failings and regrets? Don't pile your sins on livestock That you banish despite their pleas That's just not right and that's no way to be free But when you're with an albatross Don't you know you can't get lost? 'Cause you're never truly lost When you are at home at Sea...