10 Lantern on the Pier

[Intro] (vocalise: soft drifting "ahh", foghorn-like low harmony) [Verse 1] The fog comes down and swallows up the bay I light the lantern at the close of day Its little flame against the great grey sea A small and stubborn star for you to see [Chorus] I'll keep the lantern burning on the pier (the pier) Through every tide, through every passing year Oh come home, come home to me I will be the light you steer [Verse 2] They tell me that your ship went down for good I nod and thank them kindly as I should Then climb the pier when all the town's asleep And make my promise to the rolling deep [Chorus] I'll keep the lantern burning on the pier (the pier) Through every tide, through every passing year Oh come home, come home to me I will be the light you steer [Bridge] (vocalise: yearning "ooh-ah", swelling with the waves) Wait, wait, the way the patient harbours do Some other life will bring you back to view The sea takes all, but tides are never done And what it takes, it carries toward the sun [Outro] (vocalise: fading "ahh", lantern guttering) I'll burn a light through every world that's left Back hoooome, back hoooome... [Instrumental Fade Out] [End]