They set out in a wooden boat
In a wooden boat designed to carry two
Apollo's face was still child-like
And she was much younger too
She was a-talking and she kept on talking
She was a talking kind of girl
She said she wasn't afraid to go with him through out the world
But he was a-quiet and he kept quiet he was the quiet kind of guy
While he built the boat during the winter much to her surprise
They set out in a wooden boat
In a wooden boat they did set out
But here by the lemon trees it was nothing that we missed
Nothing that we gained and nothing that was lost
While seasons came and seasons left and seasons left again
Until the news tossed the island upon their return
Not all of us were glad to have them home
No not all of us were glad to have them home
They set out in a wooden boat
In a wooden boat they did set out
They travelled through plasma and through paper and iron
Past envy and greed and past pyramids and sphinks
They travelled trough plastic they travelled through concrete
And sometimes they did consort where drifters and strangers meet
But they kept on travelling in that wooden boat
And that wooden boat it did not sink
But here by the olive trees it was nothing that we missed
Nothing that was gained and nothing that was lost
And for years we heard nothing from Apollo and his muse
Until finally they came home with shocking news
Not all of us were glad to have them home
No not all of us were glad to have them home
Their bodies face to face would sometimes be two waves
And the night would be the ocean
Their bodies face to face would sometimes be two rocks
And the night would be the desert
Their bodies face to face would sometimes be two knives
And the night would sparkle
Their bodies face to face became to falling stars
And the night became dark
They returned home in that wooden boat
That wooden boat designed to carry two
But here by the buds it was nothing that we missed
Nothing that we gained and nothing that was lost
While seasons came and seasons left it all stayed the same
Until the news tossed the island upon their return
Not all of us were glad to have them home
No not all of us were glad to have them home