He left on a boat    Just to follow a dream    He had to find.    You can't hold a man    When he follows a dream    That's on his mind.       I see a boat on the river,    It's sailing away    Down to the ocean,    Where to i can't say.       Boat on the river,    It's sailing away    Down to the ocean,    Where to i can't say.       I waited for him    Such a very long time,    Don't know what for    'cause i should have known    When he left on the boat    We'll meet no more.       I see a boat on the river,    It's sailing away    Down to the ocean,    Where to i can't say.       Boat on the river,    It's sailing away    Down to the ocean,    Where to i can't say.       Boat on the river,    It's sailing away    Down to the ocean,    Where to i can't say.       Boat on the river.    You're bound for the sea,    If you should find him    Please greet him for me.       There were people who came    And said it's really a shame,    Why did he take off    To follow just a dream.    But i guess they were wrong,    In life you're sailing along    And things don't turn out    As simple as they seem.       Boat on the river,    It's sailing away    Down to the ocean,    Where to i can't say.       I see a boat on the river,    It's sailing away    Down to the ocean,    Where to i can't say.       I see a boat on the river.    You're bound for the sea,    If you should find him    Please greet him for me.       Boat on the river,    It's sailing away    Down to................