When I was just a little boy
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I always wanted to go away to see
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And now I'm that much older, but I ain't much wiser
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I should have gone 'cause it keeps on calling me
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I used to stand upon the shore
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Dream about the life I live someday
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And me and my grandfather will be upon the water
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And canvas sails would fill and throw us far away
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Great ships and great oceans
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Great captains and the waves
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Great ships and great emotions
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Used to carry me away
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I ain't goin' home no more
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'Cause I've seen beyond my childhood sky
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And all my late confusion is just an old illusion
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My dreams should remain all the chance has passed me by
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There is no right, there is no wrong
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And we are only what we choose to be
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And if I choose to follow the things that I believe in
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Then the things that I believe will surely follow me
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Great ships and great oceans
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Great captains and the waves
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Great ships and great emotions
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Used to carry me away
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Great ships and great oceans
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Great captains and the waves
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Great ships and great emotions
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Used to carry me away
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Great Ships, Great Oceans
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| Billy Joel |
