By the time you read this
I will be back in your arms
With no sort of an answer for the time
I told you I'd be gone,
but I never said how long
And you waited on the shore
until the storm passed on
And you picked your baby in your arms
And said, don't be afraid
They prey on the weak
in a manner of speaking
It could be much worse if we stay
You don't think you need me
but I tend to disagree
Who else is gonna keep
you from the ledge?
And all your seasick thought
And the way the wind was blowing
It don't get you to heaven
But it hasn't brought you home
And the storms that come upon us
Like some monster that we made
They'll tear us to pieces
without any reason
It does us no good to get safe
And you got down on your
knees and prayed
The storm would come on strong
You wanted him to be your ghost
But now the ghost is gone
There's no navigation
that can lead him back to you
There's no way to make it through
And you put your baby in the ground
Said you're no more a slave
The storm never weakened,
it lasted all season
Took back everything that it gained
You