To France



(original music and lyrics by Mike Oldfield)



Taking on water,

Sailing a restless sea

From a memory,

A fantasy.

The wind carries

Into white water,

Far from the islands.

Don't you know you're



[ Chorus ] 



Never going to get to France.

Mary, Queen of Chance, will they find you?

Never going to get to France.

Could a new romance ever bind you?



Walking on foreign ground,

Like a shadow,

Roaming in far off

Territory.

Over your shoulder,

Stories unfold, you're

Searching for sanctuary.

You know you're



[ Repeat Chorus ] 



I see a picture

By the lamp's flicker.

Isn't it strange how

Dreams fade and shimmer?



[ Repeat Chorus ] 



I see a picture

By the lamp's flicker.

Isn't it strange how

Dreams fade and shimmer?



[ Repeat Chorus ] 



Never going to get to France.

Never going to...



Never going to get to France.

Never going to...



Never going to get to France.

Never going to...