Lyrics A Ship Without a Sail - Loudon Wainwright III, Vince Giordano, The Nighthawks

A Ship Without a Sail

I don’t know what day it is Or if it’s dark or fair
Somehow, that’s just the way it is And I don’t really care
I go to this or that place
I seem alive and well
My head is just a hat place
My breast an empty shell
And I’ve a faded dream to sell
All alone, all at sea
Why does nobody care for me?
When there’s no love to hold my love
Why is my heart so frail?
Like a ship without a sail.
Out on the ocean,
Sailors can use a chart
I’m on the ocean
Guided by just a lonely heart
Still alone, still at sea
Still there’s no one to care for me When there’s no hand to hold my hand
Life is a loveless tale
For a ship without a sail
Still alone, still at sea
Still there’s no one to care for me When there’s no hand to hold my hand
Life is a loveless tale
For a ship without a sail