Castaway,
my head was driftwood
battered by the waves.
I was beaten black and blue by love.
What goes around comes round, son.
What goes around comes round, my God.
Beneath this starless sky
I sing to you without reply
and pray that this new day
will guide you home.
You are all that I know.
You are all I want to know.
So long,
I wait so long.
Every night I play your hymnsong,
it calls me on.
Face to face,
I catch my promise as it breaks
and swear today
that I will lay my soul at truth.
You don't believe that do you?
Another ounce of flesh
to pacify regret
who bides his time
and reels the line,
you hold your breath.
It won't be long now my sweet.
It won't be long now til we'll see.
It's alright,
I know that now is not the time
to draw the line,
it's six years time;
I still remain.
The choice was mine and I stayed.
I don't know why now some days.
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