Ships
Navigating Love's Distance: A Tale of Ships Passing in the Night
Lyrics
We walked to the sea, just my father 'n' me
We, my father and I, walked to the sea.
And the dogs played around on the sand
Dogs played on the sandy shore.
Winter cold cut the air, hangin' still ev'rywhere
The winter cold was intense, stillness hanging everywhere.
Dressed in gray, did he say hold my hand
Dressed in gray, he possibly asked to hold hands.
I said love's easier when it's far away
I expressed that love is easier when distant.
We sat 'n watched a distant light
We observed a distant light together.
We're two ships that pass in the night
We are like two ships passing in the night, momentarily intersecting.
We both smile and we say it's alright
We both smile and reassure each other that it's alright.
We're still here, it's just that we're out of sight
We are still present, though not in each other's immediate sight.
Like those ships that pass in the night
Similar to ships passing, our connection is fleeting.
There's a boat on the line where the sea meets the sky
There's a boat at the horizon where sea and sky meet.
There's another that rides far behind
Another boat trails behind.
And it seems you and I are like strangers a wide ways apart
You and I seem like strangers, distanced in our own ways.
As we drift on through time
We drift through time, the separation growing.
He said it's harder now we're far away
It's harder now that we're apart, a sentiment expressed.
We only read you when you write
We only read about you when you write, indicating infrequent communication.
We're two ships that pass in the night
We're two passing ships, acknowledging the passing of time.
And we smile when we say it's alright
We smile and affirm that everything is alright.
We're still here, it's just that we're out of sight
We exist, but our presence is not immediately apparent.
Like those ships that pass in the night
Similar to passing ships, we move on in our separate trajectories.
We're ships that pass in the night
We are ships passing in the night, encountering briefly.
And we smile when we say it's alright
We smile and reassure that everything is alright.
We're still here, it's just that we're out of sight
We are present, though not visibly so.
Like those ships that pass in the night
Resembling passing ships, our connection is transient.
We're ships that pass in the night
Again, we are like ships passing in the night.
And we smile when we say it's alright
Smiling, we affirm that everything is alright.
We're still here, it's just that we're out of sight
We remain, but our presence is not immediately noticeable.
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