Earth

I might be at a table



And suddenly I'll catch



A fleeting vision of her crystal seas



Or I might be standing in a crowded dockyard faraway



Beneath the sun I've never seen



'Cos I have seen many worlds



For what it's worth



But I'll never see again



The planet earth



My earth



I might be chasing waves of light



Out towards the grim



Where stars are sparse



And the cold of space seeps in



But I might be in a barroom



Drinking menthylated gin



And thinking of places I have been







Yes I have seen many worlds



For what it's worth



But I'll never see again the planet earth



My earth







Cast adrift amongst the stars



I float from sun to sun



Dreaming of the world that gave me birth



All the places I have been



Remind me there is none to match the green living hills of earth.