A Fisherman's Tale Songtext / Lyric

Words and music by Christopher Cross and Rob Meurer



Took my troubles

Down to the sea

Put my ear to a seashell

Inquisitively



Thought I heard a heartbeat

It could have been mine

I guess it doesn't matter

In the grand design



Like a windblown sail

Like a fisherman's tale

There's no end to the glory

Like a windblown sail

Like a fisherman's tale

There's no end to the story






Don't let your vision

Go down with the sun

'Cause it might be cloudy

When tomorrow comes



Where the winds of a heart

Meet the wiles of a mind

There will be stillness

At the waterline



When I was young and time was free

I thought the world was reaching out for me

I believed I could

I believed I would

Live forever and ever



Took my troubles

Down to the sea

Put my ear to a seashell

Inquisitively