Listen to I'll Sail This Ship Alone (Single) by The Beautiful South

I'll Sail This Ship Alone (Single)

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PERFORMING ARTISTS

The Beautiful South

The Beautiful South

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Paul Heaton

Composer

Dave Rotheray

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Michael Hedges

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

If, if you choose that we will always lose

Well, then I'll sail this ship alone

And if, if you decide to give him another try

Well, then I'll sail this ship alone

[Verse 2]

Well, they said if I wrote the perfect love song

That you would take me back

Well, I wrote it, but I lost it

And now, will you take me back anyway?

[Verse 3]

Now if, if you insist that this is for the best

Well, then I'll sail this ship alone

And if, if you swear that you no longer care

Well, then I'll sail this ship alone

[Verse 4]

I'll sail this ship alone

Between the, the pain and the pleasure

I'll sail this ship alone

Amongst the, the sharks and the treasure

If you would rather go your way, then go your way

I'll sail this ship alone

[Verse 5]

If, if you're afraid that I won't make the grade

Well, then I'll sail this ship alone, oh

And if, if you agree to him instead of me

Well, then I'll sail this ship alone

[Verse 6]

Well, they said if I wrote the perfect letter

Then I would have a chance

Well, I wrote it, and you burned it

And now do I have a chance anyway, now?

[Verse 7]

I'll sail this ship alone

Between the, the pain and the pleasure

I'll sail this ship alone

Amongst the, the sharks and the treasure

If you would rather go your way, then go your way

I'll sail this ship alone

[Verse 8]

Well, they said if I burned myself alive

That you'd come runnin' back

Written by: Dave Rotheray, Paul Heaton

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