(chorus) i've been a sailor, but a sailor who has never left his land who's tried to occupy an unstable mind with ridiculous daydreams now come the testing times where i dip my small toe in though the deepest waters freeze, if i jump in i'll be free i'm all alone, and that's just as well (Without you facts do tell) fond whispers of unfound secrets, i still can't hear them, so pray tell (chorus) i can't accept it, (i'm a beached sailor) cause i don't understand it (i'm a beached sailor) i'm lying here stranded, (i'm a beached sailor) like a beached sailor