Listening to: -none-
Feeling: blue
looking at the horizon as the waves roll in
sweeping clean the footprints of man
the ships pass by and don't stop to realize
that i sit here and take it all in
and i want to thank the Lord in heaven above
for His goodness and mercy upon me
and the wind and the sea
and these ships that go passing by
they remind me of a time
when they were all that was on my mind
and i yearned to be free
of the trappings of land
and explore the sea
it's still in me.
but innocence is something that's lost
never to return again.
i wish i could go back tell him
never grow up
you can never be this boy again.
when he does it's his mind he'll be losing
and the whiskey and the women
and the dancing and music fade away
but the memories of that boy linger
to this day.
and the drunken forays
and dancing the night away
only lead to ringing ears.
and the women and song will only
bring him tears.
so he can't see clear.
but the party is over,
the lights are out
and the girl that's in my arms
i don't really know her.
and it's not that there aren't good times
but i remember
when things were simpler.
and i want to thank the Lord in heaven
for His goodness and mercy upon me.
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