I wish I was a fisherman
 tumblin' on the seas
Far away from dry land
 and its bitter memories
Casting out my sweet line
 with abandonment and love
No ceiling bearin' down on me
 'cept the starry sky above
With light in my head
 you in my arms
Woohoo!

I wish I was the brakeman
 on a hurtlin' fevered train
Crashing a-headlong into the heartland
 like a cannon in the rain
With the beating of the sleepers
 and the burnin' of the coal
Counting the towns flashing by
 in a night that's full of soul
With light in my head
 you in my arms
Woohoo!

Well I know I will be loosened
 from bonds that hold me fast
That the chains all hung around me
 will fall away at last
And on that fine and fateful day
 I will take me in my hands
I will ride on the train
 I will be the fisherman
With light in my head
 you in my arms