歌词
When we were sailors we had four songs
One for the girls in the harbor towns
Two for the weather
Three for the night watch
Four for the rum that washed it all down
You can't change the wind
Only change the sail
After the singing we would sail on
When we were soldiers we had four dreams
One for the flashing bombs and the terrified scenes
Two for the stretchers
Three for the marches
Four for our sweethearts where our homes had been
Some of us made it home
Some went down alone
After the dreaming we would fight on
When we were magicians we had four fires
One for the transforming of desire
Two for the cleansing
Three for the healing
Four for petitioning the heavenly choir
We made rings of stone
To be remembered long
After the fires had cooled down
When we were children we had four cups
One for the songs our parents taught us
Two to hold the wishes
Three to hold the marbles
Four for the seasons that came on us
Through field and street
We played hide and seek
After the childhood we would play on
When we were outlaws we had four kings
One who wore his hair down in gold rings
Two who went to war
Three who were murdered
Four who claimed to rule over everything
And though they bent the green
They could not see the queen
After the kingdom we were free men
When we were troubadours we had four songs
One for the legends we were handed down
Two for the heroes
Three for the dancers
Four for the stories we passed on
We walked together a time
Down these roads of rhyme
After the singing we would move on
Written by: Rod MacDonald
