This song is dedicated to the 129 sailors over the past ten years that lost their lives in the North Sea off the coast of Scottland
My main genre is Celtic but I play everything from country to gospel. I have been preforming for over 20 years with different bands and a few of my own. Current
Story behind the song
Saw a program on TV about the North Sea, and wrote a poem about it. Then though it was very inspiring so the song followed. This is a song that if you close your eyes you can see it in your mind.
Lyrics
Lament
(poem spoken) She stands on the edge of jagged rocks
She cries as the sea gulls cry
She weeps of salty tears as are the waters of the sea
Her long white gown that once flowed down blows back like a sail
all tattered and torn
She stands on the edge of a gale to wait for her man to come home
(first verse) A sailors wife leads a lonely life
But her heart belongs to me
But I only a sailor boy, who's heart belongs to the sea
(chorus) ooooo are you out there?
ooooo can you see me?
ooooo can you hear me?
ooooo are you there?
(second verse) So many men have come and gone, their lives were
lost at sea, but for me it's just a way of life and
I know she'll wait for me
(chorus) ooooo Are you out there? (spoken) (I am here)
ooooo Can you see me?
ooooo Can you hear me? (spoken) ( I am here)
ooooo Are you there? (spoken) (I am here)
(third verse) I can hear her soft voice, every time the waves role by
and I can hear her soft sighs, when the sea gulls cry
And her eyes reflect the night, when the moon dances on the tide
But it's only a matter of time. Would I meet a watery grave?
(chorus) ooooo Are you out there? (spoken) ( I am here)
ooooo Can you see me?
ooooo Can you hear me? (spoken) ( I am here)
ooooo Are you there? (spoken) ( I am here)
