Somewhere too far away from here, in the middle of the sea You watch the water and you think about me You know I see the same bright stars, you know what I wish Do you know that I feel selfish when I ask for it Cause I wish that you were coming through the door But I know that when you can another ship will leave the shore The world won't sleep tonight The world won't sleep tonight The world won't sleep tonight 'itl all the sailors can come home Young men and women grown too fast Standing guard while life slips past We eat, we drink not thinking of their loss They've had to leave somebody too Who misses them like I'm missing you I Want to have you here, but what a cost I wish that you were coming through the door But I know that when you can another ship will leave the shore The world won't sleep tonight The world won't sleep tonight The world won't sleep tonight 'itl all the sailors can come home (Somewhere too far away from here, in the middle of the sea You watch the water and you think about me)