the gutter may pro fess its love
then follow it with hesitat ion
but there are just so many eyes
you have different
a stronger girl would brush this off in flight
never giving more than a frowning hour
but you have let your heart deci de
loss has conquered you
you've w on one too many f ights
wearing many hats every ti me
but you won't win here toni ght
you made it through the direst of straits all right
can you help it if plain love now seems less in teresting
you haven't changed an ounce in my eyes
and I cannot lecture you
does anything I say seem relevant at all
you've been at the helm since you were just 5 ive
and I cannot cl aim to be more than a pas senger
well you won one too many fights
wearin'al l of your clothes at the sa me time
d o you want an end tonight
oh girl, sail and don't sink her
this time.. .
this time.. .
Just a mo ment or two from now,
Not a mind will retain even a trace,
Of the thoughts that I struggled to tell
An d how our stack of cards just fell,
So settle this once a nd for all,
The light no longer shows the cracks around my door,
And I have no lantern to light your way home tonight,
You are not some saint who's above,
Giving someone a stroll through the flowers,
You've got so much more to dream of,
Oh g irl, sail her, don't sink her,
this time.. .
this time.. .
this time.. .