Arabesque - Nights in the harbour

I'm living in a world where they tell me one thing:
«Hey, if you do not work you'll become a nothing.
Do what you can every day,
You better take the warning:
It's up to you if you may
Come back in the morning.»
My friends don't like what I'm saying.
They know that something must be done.
They're going out, they're having fun,
Won't even miss me when I'm gone.

I spend my nights in the harbour,
Seein' the ships on the bay.
I know why they are waiting:
They wanna take me far away.
I spend my nights in the harbour,
Where the ocean is near.
Who will cry when I'm leaving,
Who's gonna try to keep me here?

When I think of school I remember one thing:
«Hey, if you do not learn, you'll become a nothing.
These are the rules of the game:
The more you have been learning,
(I know it's true, it's a shame)
The more you'll be earning.»
Let everyone keep on trying
To get his homework neatly done.
I'll find a place where life's more fun.
Don't look for me when I am gone.

I spend my nights in the harbour,
Seein' the ships on the bay.
I know why they are waiting:
They wanna take me far away.
I spend my nights in the harbour,
Where the ocean is near.
Who will cry when I'm leaving,
Who's gonna try to keep me here?

Let everyone keep on trying
To get his homework neatly done.
I'll find a place where life more fun.
Don't look for me when I am gone.

I spend my nights in the harbour,
Seein' the ships on the bay.
I know why they are waiting:
They wanna take me far away.
I spend my nights in the harbour,
Where the ocean is near.
Who will cry when I'm leaving,
Who's gonna try to keep me here?