I climbed the hill, lay in the grass   A little dark eyes girl drifted past   She said, "All the best has come, it could not last   And the worst is has come true"      Her hands were small and fluttered up   A lamb amongst the buttercups   I pulled on my coat and buttoned it up   For the worst it had come true      Sail away, sail away   To a place where your troubles can't follow   Sail away, sail away   Save all your tears for tomorrow      The fins of the city moved toward us   And the swallows swooped and the starlings warned us   And the peril in everything it assured us   That the worst it had come true      And all my sorrows made their bed beside me   The shame, the disgrace and the brutality   And she whispered then, "Let laughter flee   For the worst it has come true"      Dry your tears, forget why we're here   Leave all your sorrows behind you   Never lose heart, all things will pass   To a place where your troubles can't find you      She came beside me amongst my coat   Her breath was warm against my throat   We clung to each other so very close   For the worst it had come true      Sail away, sail away   To a place where no one can betray you   Take my hand, through this night without end   For the worst it has come to claim you