Longshoreman by Anna Elizabeth Laube Lyrics

When we met you were just a boy and I was setting sail
To seek myself 'cross the swaying sea left you shaping by the rail
Searched strange lands for fourteen years
Shore to shore I roamed
Then one day with pockets bare I turned back up at home

Longshoreman tie my ship up tight
To your lighthouse light
Let your songs fill the salty air
And shelter me tonight

Handsome man in your stevedore cap
Pulled down to your eyes
With long dark hair and a sunbeam smile
You’re a beacon in storming skies

But I don’t know how to love you
From near or afar
So I’ll just keep singing this song to you, honey
‘Cause where there’s music, there you are
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Once again we say farewell
Standing on the stones
And though I leave for distant coasts
You’ll never be alone
Longshoreman tie my ship up tight
To your lighthouse light
Let your songs fill the salty air
And shelter you tonight