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I work the long haul on the dockside |
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Building boats is what I know |
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Each one takes another year of my life |
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And then I watch them go |
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There are no lights around this harbour |
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The tide has never been so low |
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You teach them to walk and then you teach them to run |
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And then you watch them go. You watch them go |
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(Chorus) |
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And it's a hard cargo to carry |
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To see them slipping away |
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And it's a hard cargo to carry |
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To see them slipping away, slipping away |
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Mary was the one who waited |
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Even when the working was getting slow |
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You think you know somebody inside out |
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And then you watch them go. You watch them go |
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(Repeat chorus) |
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I believe that when you go |
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You leave something behind |
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I believe that out of sight |
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Is never out of mind |
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And then you watch them go, you watch them go... |
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And it's hard cargo to carry |
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To see them slipping away... |
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Slipping away, slipping away |
