Steady As She Goes

Andrew Peterson

I see the thunderheads gather in the northern sky

And my heart is sinking in the threatening tide

'Cause my portside's heavy with the worries of life

And the worries of dying on the starboard side

Well, I wonder, am I really stouthearted enough?

'Cause the ocean is rolling and these waters are rough

There's a storm cloud brewing in the sky above

So let my vessel be sturdy, let my anchor be tough

'Cause the clouds are known to gather

And the wind is prone to blow

I'll keep her steady as a river

When the wild wind comes to blow

Well, I've already been delivered

So I'll keep her steady as she goes

Well, I shiver in the wake of the raging storm

And my rigging is tattered and these sails are torn

Let me cast this cargo overboard

But I ain't setting my headings for no change in course

Though the clouds are known to gather

And the wind is prone to blow

I'll keep her steady as a river

When the wild wind comes to blow

I've already been delivered

So I'll keep her steady as she goes

So when you can't find the faith to slumber

When you're thrown by every swell

You know that you're not going under

With the captain at the helm

So keep her steady as a river

When the wild wind comes to blow

You've already been delivered

So just keep her steady as she goes

So keep her steady as she goes

Steady as she goes