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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tracy Chapman
Vocals
Tony Levin
Bass Guitar
Manu Katché
Drums
Roy Bittan
Keyboards
Mike Campbell
Mandolin
Mino Cinelu
Percussion
Steve Thornton
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tracy Chapman
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tracy Chapman
Producer
Chad Blinman
Assistant Engineer
Joe Pirrera
Assistant Engineer
Bradshaw Leigh
Engineer
Thom Panunzio
Recording Engineer
Bob Clearmountain
Mixing Engineer
Jimmy Iovine
Producer
David Bianco
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
I used to be a sailor
Who sailed across the seas
But now I'm just an island
Since they took my boat away from me
Oh-oh, no
I don't like being stationary
No-no, no, no, no
I like the rocky, waving motions of the sea, hey
I sit and rock behind these padded walls
Hoping one day they'll fall
And set me free
He wrote his epitaph
He wrote his eulogy
It said "I think that I can die now
For my true love won't come for me"
Oh, no
I don't like being stationary
No, no, no, no
I like the rocky, waving motions of the sea, yea-hey
I sit and rock behind these padded walls
Hoping one day they'll fall
And set me free
I used to be a sailor
Who sailed across the seas
But now I'm just an island
Since they took my boat away from me
Oh-oh, no
I don't like being stationary
No, no, no, no
I like the rocky, waving motions of the sea, yea-hey
I sit and rock behind these padded walls
Hoping one day they'll fall
And set me free
Set me free, set me free, set me free
Set me free, set me free, set me free
Set me free, set me free, set me free
Writer(s): Tracy Chapman
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