Lyrics
HOLD HER STRAIGHT NOW
AND DON’T LET HER BOW
KEEP HER STARS UP
KEEP HER STEADY
WE’LL FACE IT HEAD ON
SO PLEASE JUST HOLD ON
THIS 50 FOOT WALL
NOW STAND READY
SO TAKE THIS MAN ALONE
AND LET AFLOAT HIS MEN AND KEEL
AND LEAVE THEM FROM THE TOLL
ALONE, I KNOW, IS WHAT YOU FEEL
SO THIS IS THE DEAL
MY LUNGS FILL UP SLOW
SO CALM FROM THE COLD
BEFORE THESE EYES CLOSE
I PRAY THAT SHE’S HEARD ME
FEET LEAVE THE GROUND
LEGS BREAK AND POUND
SAILS ROPE AND WOOD
ALL SURROUND ME
SO TAKE THIS MAN ALONE
AND LET AFLOAT HIS MEN AND KEEL
LEAVE THEM FROM THE TOLL
ALONE, I KNOW, IS WHAT YOU FEAR
SO THIS IS THE DEAL
SO IN TURN I’LL GIVE
YOU ALL THE LOVE
SEARCHED FOR SO LONG, FLOATING ABOVE
IN THOUSANDS OF MEN
WITH THOUSANDS OF LIVES
WHO HAD KNOWN THE LOVE
FROM THOUSAND OF WIVES
SO PLEASE TAKE MY HEART
IT’S EMPTY AND COLD
AND WE COULD BOTH START
NOW GROWING OLD
THE LOVE I CAN GIVE
IT’S TRUE AND IT’S REAL
AS THIS IS THE DEAL