I am the captain and i have been told
that tomorrow we land and my ship has been sold
now losing this boat is worth scarce a mention
i think of the crew, most of all the first ensign
for all we learned the sea
Guiding a ship, it takes more than your skill
it's the compass inside it's the strength of your will
the first ensign watched as tempests all tried me
i sang in the wind as if god were beside me
for all we learned the sea
You take the wheel one more time like i showed you
we've reached the strait once even i could not go through
I am the captain and i have been told
but i am not shaken, i am eight years old
and you are still young, but you'll understand
that the stars of the sea are the same for the land
and we came to learn the sea