2. FERRY TO THE ISLAND (4:13 Barnett-Levy-Wardle)

On the Ferry to the island
You leave it all behind
All the stuff that seems to matter
And can’t get off your mind
It floats away like foam
On the outgoing tide
Stress and anger and the worries
You throw them all aside

Boys sit on car bonnets
Chatting up the girls
Dad sits back with the weekend sport
No worries in the world
But we all go where the wind does blow
With salt-spray in our eyes
See the mangroves slipping past
And pelicans in the skies

On the Ferry to the Island
The world just slips away
On the Ferry to the Island
Nothing matters any way

And over there is sunshine
Where it never seems to rain
The waves roll in on a sandy beach
Time and time again
You float and roll just like a whale
See dolphins cruisin’ by
Lie flat on your back and drift a bit
Into the deep blue sky

One of these days we’ll not come back
Not do the trip again
One fine day we’ll catch that boat
Forever to remain
We’ll face the sea stand hand in hand
And watch the boat draw near
You’ll disembark to visit us
We’ll be waiting for you there

On the Ferry to the Island
The world just slips away
On the Ferry to the Island
You know some time you’ll stay