I climbed the hill, lay in the grass   A little dark-eyed girl drifted past   She said all the best is come, it could not last   And the worst, it has come true         Her hands are small and fluttered up   I lay 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         Orphans 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 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 while 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 your heart will not shame you   Take my hand through this night without end   For the worst, it has come to claim you         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