Sail on...

Writing lyrics is no mean feat. You gotta have command over words and word sounds and playing around with lines like nothing else.

Take the lyrics...

"Sail on silver girl,

Sail on by,

Your time has come to shine,

All your dreams are on their way."

In the first line, who says girls are silver? What if we change it to boy? No big deal is lost, cuz girl doesnt rhyme anywhere. Or so it would seem...

"Sail on silver boy,

Sail on by,

..."

nope, not as good. Are girls really silvery? lol, not a chance. There's more to it than meets the eye, but not more to it than meets the ear.

Anyway, thought this out the other day...

Sail on, stupid girl.

Sail on by.

Your time has come, to cry.

All your dreams have passed away.

See how they die.

oh If you need a friend,

I'm sailing far behind.

...

I can't ease your mind.