So Long Sailor

Never in his life had he Loved anyone more than she She's what he believes in He sailed four of the seven seas And loved free before the seventies But she was hook, line, and sinker But to support a family He needed money so desperately So he went to that livelihood he knew She begged and pleaded please just stay with me You're only safe with ground beneath your feet And I, I never want to cry So long sailor you meant everything to me Hear my whisper across the sea You're in that place you're in that space Where there is no escape A watery grave without a face Just lowly tears that fall for grace Oh ooh woah-oh Oh woah-oh oh Oh ooh woah-oh Oh ooh oh oh Attempting to give some relief He left a kiss lying on her cheek As she, she let go of his hand The second week of his voyaging He got a letter to his family's street And he, he signed his name with the words I'm your sailor and you mean everything to me I hear your whisper across the sea You're in my heart you're in my soul You're my red fire when I am cold I'll make it home, through and through With the rewards I promised you Oh ooh woah-oh Oh woah-oh oh Oh ooh woah-oh Oh ooh oh oh Then years went by without a single word A worried mother fearing for the worst That he was lost at sea The funeral was on a grey evening A black coffin without a man's body And she looked to the waves and said So long sailor you meant everything to me Hear my whisper across the sea You're in that place you're in that space Where there is no escape You're in my heart, you're in my soul You're in the tears screaming down my face Oh ooh woah-oh Oh woah-oh oh Oh ooh woah-oh Oh ooh oh oh