AL STEWART
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Your father sailed on the To guide the flocks of the ships home one by one Grey beneath the Arctic sun Or the glow of Northern Lights I see you have his photograph His eyes are watching for dangers fore or aft Trading days beneath the sun For the cold and wintry nights of the
He never did come home to you It's long forgotten, a childhood dream or two But something of the cold got through And it lingers in your eyes On days like these you hear the wind And feel the chill of the ice floes closing in Trading days beneath the sun For the cold and wintry nights of the Save our souls, river of darkness over me Save our souls, lost on the dark uncharted sea Now you hide yourself from view You seem to find it an easy thing to do Trading days beneath the sun For the cold and wintry nights of the Save our souls, river of darkness over me Save our souls, lost on the dark uncharted sea -----------------
Well you wake up in the morning on And run to the factory You can't afford to be late Working every morning, every evening, every day For your money Yet there's nothing to save Watching your life pass by the window Feeling it all run through your hands Counting the thousands behind in the lines Waiting time for their chance
From From
Meanwhile from the market come the cries Of every tongue and every nation Refugeless refugees Faces from the endless plains of Blonde Norwegian, dark Croatian Songs in sad minor keys Feeling the heat inside the fumace Trying to make that break away Reaching their hands for a grip On the edge just to slip back again From From
Ah well I've heard it said If you just use your head You can make your fortune here One lucky break and that's all it would take But it never seems to be near
Another day, another ship pulls into harbour And the crowd spills down the gangway Clutching their suitcases tight Blinking in the sunlight at the door of the new world They hold the handrail With all the past thrown behind Caught in between now and forever Wondering just what lies ahead Each one is waiting and hoping The door will be open to them
On On From From Save our souls, river of darkness over me Save our souls, lost on the dark uncharted sea |
Your father sailed on the To guide the flocks of the ships home one by one Grey beneath the Arctic sun Or the glow of Northern Lights I see you have his photograph His eyes are watching for dangers fore or aft Trading days beneath the sun For the cold and wintry nights of the
He never did come home to you It's long forgotten, a childhood dream or two But something of the cold got through And it lingers in your eyes You watch the
trees bend in the wind And feel the chill of the ice floes closing in Trading days beneath the sun For the cold and wintry nights of the Save our souls, river of darkness over me Save our souls, lost on the dark uncharted sea And now they
stretch their hands to you Why are you
pulling away, you always do Trading days beneath the sun For the cold and wintry nights of the Save our souls, river of darkness over me Save our souls, lost on the dark uncharted sea -----------------
Well you wake up in the morning on And run to the factory You can't afford to be late Working every morning, every evening, every day For your money Yet there's nothing to save Watching your life pass by the window Feeling it all run through your hands Counting the thousands behind in the lines Waiting time for their chance
On From
Meanwhile from the market come the cries Of every tongue and every nation Refugeless refugees Faces from the endless plains of Blonde Norwegian, dark Croatian Songs in sad minor keys Feeling the heat inside the fumace Trying to make that break away Reaching their hands for a grip On the edge just to slip back again From From
Ah but it all
seems so strange, you can feel yourself changing you know It’s growing now Some find the
light at the end of the road If you know Then show me just
how
Another day, another ship pulls into harbour And the crowd spills down the gangway Clutching their suitcases tight Blinking in the sunlight at the door of the new world They hold the handrail With all the past thrown behind Caught in between now and forever Wondering just what lies ahead Each one is waiting and hoping The door will be open to them
On On From From Save our souls, river of darkness over me Save our souls, lost on the dark uncharted sea |