Lights - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Started out a younger man

Just to sail the oceans wide

Take a look at some other lands

Maybe find myself a bride

I soon found out how hard

A sailor’s life can be

Now there’s only one thing that I

Ever want to see

Lights across the bay

Lights across the water

Makin' plans to steal away, yeah

With the Captain’s daughter

Lights across the bay

Lights across the water

Makin' plans to steal away, yeah

With the Captain’s daughter

Jumped ship in Singapore

Just to take a look around

Stole a boat and I rode ashore

But I ran that boat aground

Nothin' much appealed to me

And my money soon was spent

Someone up and shanghai’d me

And now we’re settin' sail again

Lights across the bay

Lights across the water

Makin' plans to steal away, yeah

With the Captain’s daughter

Lights across the bay

Lights across the water

Makin' plans to steal away, yeah

With the Captain’s daughter

Guess I’ve seen my share of oceans

I’ve seen all the waves I want to see

Now I’m just goin' through the motions

Really only one thing that I ever want to see

I want to see

Lights across the bay

Lights across the water

Makin' plans to steal away, yeah

With the Captain’s daughter, daughter

Lights across the bay

Lights across the water

Makin' plans to steal away, yeah

With the Captain’s daughter

I want to see lights

I want to see lights

I want to see lights