The Ship Lyrics

I awoke in the dust of an autumn morning
Faces oil-lit and kneeling round the family chairs
I never knew that a heart could take such failing
Spaces everywhere, everywhere

And the ship comes round
And she′s waiting at the harbour
Be prepared to get on board
Be prepared

I never knew that the light of ages breaks the way before us

Sail away, sail away

All the front doors opened and the men came walking
Suits and shoes, heads of silver and grey
It's one short road from a darkened cradle
To the endless light of day

She walked like a bride down the aisle of her childhood
The shops, the schoolyard, the church on the hill
Where she trembled on the day she was touched and broken
On when he was born again

And the ship comes round
And she′s waiting at the harbour
Be prepared to get on board
Be prepared

I never knew that the light of ages breaks the way before us

Sail away, sail away

All ears to the drummer band in the evenings
Forty grand and the spirits run wild
The storms of drownings, the tables, the drinking
The sea had claimed their lives

Their streets move crazy from the village to leave
You take your chances with the red-haired girl
All the boats take their rest in the heart of the harbour
That night in a changing world

And the ship comes round
And she's waiting at the harbour
Be prepared to get on board
Be prepared

I never knew that the light of ages breaks the way before us

Sail away, sail away