Lyrics The Ottawa song - Henry Cow

The Ottawa song

You and I could sail away to distant lands
In a mystic ship, we’d sail
To where there were no more sad troubles
We would be so happy and
No one else would see
[Verse 2: Dagmar Krause}
You and I, we could give up our jobs and go
We could leave all our commitments here
If we wanted to
I think, well
I think we could
I think we could
Well, maybe
You and I, we cannot leave
We are enthralled by things we own and
Things we wish to own and
Things we’re told are right or wrong and
Debts we owe and
If we go what use is that to us or
To the world we’re in?