The Long Voyage

Lyrics

[Pre-Chorus: Suzanne Vega, John Cale] Ocean, ocean is a voyage This is a voyage Ocean is a voyage This is a voyage A long, long voyage [Chorus: Suzanne Vega & John Cale] Going up, up, up Going down, down, down Going up, up, up Going down, down, down [Verse 1: Suzanne Vega] The sea is flecked with bars of grey The dull dead wind is out of tune And like a withered leaf the moon Is blown across the stormy bay [Chorus: Suzanne Vega & John Cale] Going up, up, up Going down, down, down Going up, up, up Going down, down, down [Verse 2: Suzanne Vega] Etched clear upon the pallid sand Lies the black boat: a sailor boy Clambers aboard in careless joy With laughing face and gleaming hand And overhead the curlews cry [Pre-Chorus: Suzanne Vega, John Cale] Don't lose the voyage This is a voyage Don't lose the voyage This is a voyage A long, long voyage [Chorus: Suzanne Vega & John Cale] Going up, up, up Going down, down, down Going up, up, up Going down, down, down [Instrumental Break] [Chorus: Suzanne Vega & John Cale] Going up, up, up Going down, down, down Going up, up, up Going down, down, down [Verse 3: Suzanne Vega] And overhead the curlews cry Where through the dusky upland grass The young brown-throated reapers pass Like silhouettes against the sky [Chorus: Suzanne Vega & John Cale, Suzanne Vega] Going up, up, up Going down, down, down Like silhouettes against the sky Going up, up, up Going down, down, down Like silhouettes against the sky Going up, up, up Going down, down, down Going up, up, up Going down, down, down [Outro: John Cale] This is a voyage A long, long voyage This is a voyage This is a voyage A long, long, long voyage This is a voyage A violent voyage A long, long voyage This is a voyage As far as the eye can see, a voyage A long, long voyage This is a voyage As far as the eye can see, a voyage A violent voyage As far as the eye can see, a voyage