When I was young and I lived by the mills



I'd walk the valleys and I'd wander the hills



Dreamed of my fortune and worked at my trade



Praying for something just to carry me away, far away



Carry me away



And I'd lay down in the night



I could feel the hills by my side



The stars burning cold and so high



In an empty sky



I had a woman in another town



Her hands were soft and her eyes were brown



I used to laugh at the things she would say



One day the wind came and carried her away, far away



It carried her away



She used to say



"Just lay me down in the night



Let me feel your love by my side



It seems like my life's drifting by



In an empty sky"



One day I knew there was nothing for me



I slipped away and went down to the sea



They told us, "Boys, it's the chance of your life



Over the waters where the new lands lie, far away



We'll carry you away"



She used to say



"Just lay me down in the night



Let me feel your love by my side



It seems like my life's drifting by



In an empty sky"



So lay me down in the night



Let me feel your love by my side



It seems like my life's drifting by



In an empty sky