~ by Amanda Pizzolatto

Sailing, sailing, through the midnight sky

Reach out your hands and touch a star

Travelling through the vastness of space

We will continue to travel far 

 

With no sun rising on the horizon

Days and nights blend into one

Time runs differently here 

Keep working, till the work is done

 

Sailing, sailing, through the midnight sky

Reach out your hands and touch a star

Travelling through the vastness of space

We will continue to travel far 

 

Yet every day seems to pass quickly

As time continues to slip away

Counting down the hours until we’re back

Back to home, home to stay

 

Sailing, sailing, through the midnight sky

Reach out your hands and touch a star

Travelling through the vastness of space

We will continue to travel far 

 

Farther and farther away from home

What discoveries will we find? 

New planets and stars and satellites

New places and life of every kind

 

Sailing, sailing, through the midnight sky

Reach out your hands and touch a star

Travelling through the vastness of space

We will continue to travel far 

 

      It’s dark out there and cold and bleak

Lifeless floating debris and rocks

Yet find a blazing star and see

A life-filled planet where we can dock

 

Sailing, sailing, through the midnight sky

Reach out your hands and touch a star

Travelling through the vastness of space

We will continue to travel far 

 

Try to make contact as best we can

With our limited knowledge of the land

Learn and work and play and grow

We might even add to our band 

 

Sailing, sailing, through the midnight sky

Reach out your hands and touch a star

Travelling through the vastness of space

We will continue to travel far 

 

But one day we will go home

Back to familiar sounds and places

Back to sights that we know well

And one of those will be your face

 

Sailing, sailing, through the midnight sky

Reach out your hands and touch a star

Travelling through the vastness of space

We will continue to travel far 

 

Sailing, sailing, through the midnight sky

Past the sun, the stars, and the moon

Travelling through the vastness of space

Don’t worry, we’ll be home soon 

 

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