Only the Whales Know Why Lyrics

Some hearts are even wider than

The land that they were born in

The rover Ernest Shackleton

Knew this well and true

Forsook his citizenship

For a ship to sail him through

The ice of the Antarctic

Bold and freezing still

No borders, no men or war

Just birds and a soaring will

Sailing through the ice floes

The Endurance was his guide

But the winters of the Weddell Sea

Chose to turn his tide.

Two years in a wilderness

Of white and ice and blue

With little help from his home country

Twas the whalers saved his crew

So listen all ye wanderers

All you with restless souls

Go to where your heart is called

And the call will turn you whole

Hear the call of your heart

Beyond papers, maps or start in life

Go where you are free

Home is where we feel we're meant to be

The sailor in the land of ice

Few would choose such hardship twice

His aching heart went back to die

Only the whales know why

Home was not enough to hold me

For years I did not belong

So I took up my walking boots

And sailed to foreign lands

Seeking myself within lost crowds

And love in strangers' hands.

Been travelling for so long now

My feet sway when I cease

With papers in my hand once more

I sought to find my peace

Reached a Spanish shoreline

At the rocks when dark would fall

Where I might hear the old whales' song

Those deep creatures sing to all.

And in my wild wanderings

It came clear to me

That peace lies in the love of you

My homesick soul; set free

Hear the call of your heart

Beyond papers, maps or start in life

Go where you are free

Home is where we feel we're meant to be

A pirate with no land or home

Came to find a love fore-known

Twas written in the ancient sky

Only the whales know why

Whether person, place, land or song

You choose where you belong

Go where you are free

The land is love and your heart is the key

Vagabonds or queens or kings

Follow where your heart will sing

Be open and your feet will fly

Only the whales know why