1 lyrics for "I used to be a sailor" I Used to Be a SailorTracy ChapmanI don't like being stationary I like the rocky wavy motions of the sea I sit and rot behind these padded walls Hoping one day they'll fall And set me free Set me free I used to be a sailor Who sailed across the seasPlayRelated Songs 932.2K GoodbyeTracy Chapman 628.4K Sing for YouTracy Chapman 558.6K If These Are the ThingsTracy Chapman 129K The Times They Are a-Changin' (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - October 1992)Tracy Chapman 711.6K First TryTracy Chapman 228.1K Heaven's Here on EarthTracy Chapman 661.3K The PromiseTracy Chapman 607.7K Talk to YouTracy Chapman 830.4K Crossroads (2015 Remaster)Tracy Chapman 179.3K All That You Have Is Your SoulTracy Chapman 817.5K Telling StoriesTracy Chapman 778K Material WorldTracy ChapmanSuggestions SongI Want to Be with You AlwaysJohn PrineGrim TravellersBruce CockburnAlone + Easy TargetFoo FightersAt This Point in My LifeTracy Chapman