Tradewinds

John Denver · I Want to Live [1977]

Riding on a tradewind,

Filling my sails with a soft and southerly breeze.

Living on the ocean blue.

Dreaming of the islands,

Wrapping myself in a glow of the tropical moon.

I never shiver when the sun goes down.

All the earth she sings to me.

Every shallow, every tree.

Surely my love shining like the sea.

I can make you happy.

If I can I'll take you away on a wave in my arms.

Never leave you on the edge all alone.

If you feel like dancing,

Rolling like the water across my sleepless night,

Making me a peaceful place.

All my life to be with you,

All I ever want to do,

Knowing you are felling that way too .

Distant thunder, heavy seas,

Rocky Mountain memories.

Surely I was lost 'til I found these