[Verse 1:]
As a girl I watched the sailing ships
Like white birds on the sea
Their sails were wings that rode the wind
My heart longed to be free
I saw you standing by the sea
The beach was dark as death
But your hand was warm against my face
Your kiss was my life's breath.

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And loving you's like drowning in a storm out on the sea
Put your arms around me darling
Now and rescue me
And loving you's like drowning and I feel so far from home
Put your arms around me
And I'll never sail alone.

[Verse 2:]
You never said you'd stay with me
I never tied your hands
The way some frightened women do to keep their love on land
Where they can walk dry-footed
And never fear the tide
Or the moon upon the water
In their lover's arms they hide.

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[Verse 3:]
The rain upon my body beat me down upon the sand
And the clouds came low and lonely
Like lost sailors seeking land
Soon I learned that lovin' you means drowning in the sea
When you closed your arms against me
And you turned your back on me.

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