We sail our ship along the coast
Others try to beat us, but at most
We'll be a day or two behind
The leak is getting bigger
And supplies are running low
And the crew is getting tired
They work hard but after months at sea
They're tired
The villagers who live ashore
Refuse to even trade us anymore
And since the others got here first
They left a bad impression
And what's worse, we have no food
And the crew is getting sick
They work hard but after months at sea
They're sick
And all I know
Is that when I'm finally home
They'll rewrite all I wrote
All I know
Is when there's no new place to go
They'll rewrite all I wrote
Another day adrift at sea
With nothing but our ragged company
My countrymen forget the cause
They question my intentions
But to God I only say
I could act no other way
And he knows it's for Endeavour
That I pray
But all I know
Is that when I'm finally home
They'll rewrite all I wrote
All I know
Is when there's no place new to go
They'll rewrite all I wrote
It all goes up in smoke