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Artist: Styx
Track: Come Sail Away

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I'm sailing away
Set an open course for the virgin sea
'Cause I've got to be free
Free to face the life that's ahead of me
On board I'm the captain
So climb aboard
We'll search for tomorrow
On every shore and I'll try
Oh Lord, I'll try
To carry on

I look to the sea
Reflections in the waves spark my memory
Some happy some sad
I think of childhood friends and the dreams we had
We live happily forever
So the story goes
But somehow we missed out
On that pot of gold
But we'll try best that we can
To carry on

A gathering of angels
Appeared above my head
They sang to me this song of hope
And this is what they said
They said, come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me (lads)
Come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me (baby)
Come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me

I thought that they were angels
But to my surprise
We climbed aboard their starship
We headed for the skies

Singing, come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me (lads)
Come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me
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Styx – Come Sail Away
The fourth track from Styx’s 1977 album The Grand Illusion. The single peaked at eighth in the Billboard Hot 100 and is one of the band’s most popular songs.
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Genius Q&A
Q:When did Styx release “Come Sail Away”?
Styx released “Come Sail Away” on July 7, 1977.
Q:When did Styx release Come Sail Away: The Styx Anthology?
Styx released Come Sail Away: The Styx Anthology on May 4, 2004.
Q:Who wrote “Come Sail Away [Caught in the Act]” by Styx?
“Come Sail Away [Caught in the Act]” by Styx was written by Dennis DeYoung.
Q:Who produced “Come Sail Away [Return to Paradise]” by Styx?
“Come Sail Away [Return to Paradise]” by Styx was produced by Dennis DeYoung.
Q:Who produced “Come Sail Away [Live at the Orleans Arena, Las Vegas]” by Styx?
“Come Sail Away [Live at the Orleans Arena, Las Vegas]” by Styx was produced by Gary Loizzo, Styx & Terry Fryer.
Q:Who wrote “Come Sail Away Reprise” by Rockwell It the Musical Cast?
“Come Sail Away Reprise” by Rockwell It the Musical Cast was written by Chase Palmer, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Gary Dauberman, Stephen King, Styx, Dennis DeYoung, John Flynn & Gregory Nabours.
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