The farmhouse is burning down and you laugh The wolves in the hills will have their way The little boys, out in the yard, are waving me This boat has left, gone away This boat has left, gone away The hazy weather is back on the shore And I will leave these walls behind It can't be love, 'cause there is no true love It can't be love, 'cause there is no true love Captain Ahab, tell me a story about the sea Tell me how it all ends (He said) in time sometime, when the rain stops (He said) in time sometime, when the rain stops This boat has left, gone away This boat has left, gone away