John Mayer Taking on Water

On a sailboatI am slowly floating nowhereLost the memories of where I am and why

Black ocean churningA million stars are burningPlanetariums were right about the sky

Once upon a day I set off on a journeyWishing on the wind take me far from homeNow I'm on the wavesAnd I'm taking on water, hard to see, I won't always be alone

There was a time when August sun was high and centered on meBut it did behind my back and settled downUsed to square up with the land used to size it in my handBut it fell behind the line that meets to sky

Once upon a day I set off on a journeyWishing on the wind take me far from homeNow I'm on the wavesAnd I'm taking on water, hard to see, I won't always be alone

Inside this storm Whipping in the wind, my sail is torn In other words, the ends I made are not my own

Hard to see I won't always be alone

I'm a sailboat I am slowly floating nowhereHoping someday I'll wash up on someone else's shore