Josh Ritter Beautiful Night Lyrics

Beautiful Night Lyrics

Up here in the crows nest I am swimming through the breeze 

One last memory from the sun as it is sinking by degrees 

And high above the albatrosses, on the wing is light 

And I will sing to her as she flies by 

On this beautiful night 



Ahead is the horizon, always changing, it stands fast 

Far behind me are the desert islands, shipwrecks Of the past 

And I have seen the cannons sounding in the early morning light 

But I have left my battles for the day 

On this beautiful night 



Below me, all the sailors, they're on this journey too 

And each of us must make our unknown way upon the blue 

So tonight we cast our worries, 

Float Jetsam on the tide 

And we'll watch them echo far away 

On this beautiful night 



Flat earth may end 

We may sail off the edge 

And not be seen again 

So I sing and hope my song will form 

A rope of golden chords 

So that I can rescue someone else 

Should they fall overboard 



Because some of us are pirates and some of us are damned 

But all of us, need all of us to ever find the land 

And though the passage of good hope may seem 

Like a needles eye 

We're floating on tranquility 

On this Beautiful night 



Up here in the crows nest 

I am swimming through the breeze 

One last memory from the sun