Well, I used to spend my time chasing the wind and the sea Cause I had me a notion that a man could still live his life free I have ran with the rich, sometimes kept low company But I've squandered my time and I've wasted my love recklessly Don't surrender your heart so free Like I won't surrender, yeah, like you once gave up your love to me Don't surrender it too easily Well, my eyes look down on such prizes, jewels and all And I almost have touched them more times than I care to recall I have traded my soul just to get me a piece of that heart But they cheat a poor man while he's blind by the thrill of it all Don't surrender your heart so cheap Like I won't surrender, yeah, like I once tasted it so bittersweet Bide your time for something you can keep So let me put out with the long ships, lay open the ledger for me And I will add my name to all those who are bound for the sea For they say there's some profit to any man who can stand the long journey And I'm long past believing there's a way I can make it more easy Don't surrender your heart so free Like I won't surrender, yeah, I've seen things that you don't get to see Ain't no young fool can live on his dreams The only thing that he's got is his belief Don't surrender it too easily Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Don't surrender it too easily Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Don't surrender it too easily