This is the port of new orleans This is an island in a stream This is something in between This is a winding road, you see And its course is out of sight This ain't something you can fix I'll carry you upon my shoulders I'll be the dwarf you can step on I'll have you here when no one else will But then there's this point Where i want to call The whole thing off, just change the game And let it, let it be But then there's you and all the things I haven't told you yet i know I never will I'll carry you upon my shoulders I'll be the dwarf you can step on I'll have you here when no one else will This is the port of new orleans This is an island in a stream This ain't something we can fix