“Windjammer”

(David Sanders, Ralph Rivera)

Out on the sea with wind at my back

Oh where have I been on till now

Here on the ocean there’s nothing I lack

Excitement from stern to bow…

Water below me the planets above,

This is the life that I love…

How could I ever explain this to you?

And, how could you fathom my word?

And, how could I live without sails in the sky

And a guiding wheel under my hand?

The Windjammer races to all of my dreams

Set sail for another new land…

Set sail for another new land…

Out on the sea with my head in the air

I’m Captain of all I survey…

Out here I stand with the wind in my hair

Nothing to stand in my way…

Water below me the planets above,

This is the life that I love…

But, how could I ever explain this to you?

How could you fathom my word?

How could I breathe without sails in the sky?

And, a guiding wheel under my hand…

The Windjammer races to all of my dreams

Set sail for another new land…

Set sail for another new land…

"Windjammer" came in September 1978 from lyrics by Ralph Rivera. i wrote the music in about 20 mins with a Martin 12 string guitar in the Bahamas on the s/v Fantome. (the song photo is of the cabin window. Windjammer was born here.) i made a quick cassette recording... eleven years later... this recording made with the same Martin 12 string, the electric is the 1962 Stratocaster, Yamaha YD-9000 drums as well as racks and keys. I played and sang all on this one.

dave