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A Captain Needs a Ship Lyrics by Cerys Matthews

Don’t Look Down

2009

[Verse 1]
On a leap of faith I found myself
On the banks of the River Nile
Don't look up and don't look down
I was lost but I wasn't out
[Verse 2]
Someone called an ambulance
I heard the siren loud and clear
So I dived into the water deep
And I aimed for the frontier
[Chorus]
And it ain't so hard to float downstream
When you're stuck in the middle of a summer dream
[Verse 3]
A captain needs a ship if he's gonna
Navigate the storm
A boatman needs some wind if he's gonna
Sail from shore to shore
[Verse 4]
Delta flowers go to seed
And the grass gets overgrown
I'm gonna live forever
But you'll nеver get to heavеn if you stay too long
[Chorus]
But it ain't so hard to float downstream
When you're stuck in the middle of a summer dream
[Verse 5]
The captain said, "Now you've made your bed
Now it's time to settle down"
But I can't do that and I can't do this
If I'm stuck in the Aswan Dam
[Outro]
Cannot look up and you cannot look down
Cannot look up and you cannot look down
Cannot look up and you cannot look down
Cannot look up and you cannot look down
Cannot look up and you cannot look down
Can't do this and you can't do that
Can't do this and you can't do that
Credits
Cerys Matthews

Cerys Matthews

About “A Captain Needs a Ship” by Cerys Matthews

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"A Captain Needs a Ship" is credited to Cerys Matthews. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"A Captain Needs a Ship" appears on "Don’t Look Down" in 2009.

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