He left on a boat Just to follow a dream He had to find. You can´t hold a man When he follows a dream That´s on his mind. I see a boat on the river, It´s sailing away Down to the ocean, Where to I can´t say. Boat on the river, It´s sailing away Down to the ocean, Where to I can´t say. I waited for him Such a very long time, Don´t know what for ´Cause I should have known When he left on the boat We´ll meet no more. I see a boat on the river, It´s sailing away Down to the ocean, Where to I can´t say. Boat on the river, It´s sailing away Down to the ocean, Where to I can´t say. Boat on the river, It´s sailing away Down to the ocean, Where to I can´t say. Boat on the river. You´re bound for the sea, If you should find him Please greet him from me. There were people who came And said it´s really a shame, Why did he take off To follow just a dream. But I guess they were wrong, In life you´re sailing along And things don´t turn out As simple as they seem. Boat on the river, It´s sailing away Down to the ocean, Where to I can´t say. I see a boat on the river, It´s sailing away Down to the ocean, Where to I can´t say. I see a boat on the river, It´s sailing away Down to the ocean, Where to I can´t say. I see a boat on the river, It´s sailing away Down to the ocean, Where to I can´t say. I see a boat on the river. You´re bound for the sea, If you should find him Please greet him from me.