Styx

Come Sail Away is a song by American rock group Styx, written and sung by singer and songwriter Dennis DeYoung and featured on the band's seventh album The Grand Illusion (1977). Upon its release as the lead single from the album, "Come Sail Away" peaked at #8 in January 1978 on the Billboard Hot 100, and helped The Grand Illusion achieve multi-platinum sales in 1978. It is one of the biggest hits of Styx's career. Lyrics: [Verse 1] I'm sailing away Set an open course for the Virgin Sea 'Cause I've got to be free Free to face the life that's ahead of me [Refrain] On board I'm the captain So climb aboard We'll search for tomorrow On every shore And I'll try, oh Lord I'll try To carry on [Verse 2] I look to the sea Reflections in the waves spark my memory Some happy, some sad I think of childhood friends, and the dreams we had [Refrain] We lived happily forever So the story goes But somehow we missed out On the pot of gold But we'll try best that we can To carry on [Pre-Chorus] A gathering of angels Appeared above my head They sang to me this song of hope And this is what they said [Chorus] They said, "Come sail away, come sail away Come sail away with me, lads Come sail away, come sail away Come sail away with me Come sail away, come sail away Come sail away with me, babe Come sail away, come sail away Come sail away with me" [Instrumental Break 03:20-04:41] [Keyboard Solo] [Guitar Solo] [Pre-Chorus] I thought that they were angels But to my surprise We climbed aboard their starship We headed for the skies [Chorus/Outro] Come sail away, come sail away Come sail with me, lads Come sail away, come sail away Come sail away with me Come sail away, come sail away Come sail away with me Come sail away, come sail away Come sail away with me Come sail away, come sail away Come sail away with me Come sail away, come sail away Come sail away with me Come sail away, come sail away Come sail away with me Come sail away, come sail away Come sail away with me Come sail away, come sail away Come sail away with me

"Too Much Time on My Hands" is a song by American rock band Styx, released as the second single from their tenth album Paradise Theatre. It was written and sung by Tommy Shaw, who also plays the lead guitar solo during the break in the song. It was Shaw's only top 10 single as a writer and vocalist with Styx. The inspiration for its lyrics came from Shaw's experiences in a bar in Niles, Michigan, U.S. The lyrics are about an unemployed man who has "given up hope for the afternoon soaps / and a bottle of cold brew