Compass Lyrics

Compass - Sail North

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Ran out the door some years ago

Slingin' words at my old man

Like thistles and stones

Said, "No need to worry"

"I'll never come home"

My mum crying, "Don't go!"

As I raced down the road

straight through 'til sun fell

I kept up the pace

'Til darkness embraced me

And I lost my way

Weary from travel

And wet from the rain

I stopped at a tavern

In "Broken-Mast Bay"

Where a rough-cut man

Said, "What's your business, lad?"

I can't find my way back home

It's cold, it's dark, I'm all alone

He said, "My boy"

"You're not lost yet"

"Just follow the compass"

"That beats in your chest"

(Ooh-Ooh)

Twelve years had gone

As a wandering man

Searching for meaning

In far, distant lands

Defied Kings and Queens

And with foes, raised a glass

And fell for an outlaw

Named "Katie McMahon"

Sail North

oh, we sailed the seas

Seeking mountains of gold

And fountains of youth

From the stories of old

Escaped from the perils

And the monsters below

But after it all

We had nothing to show

Then Katie said, "My love"

"Our journey's just begun"

"We can make our way back home"

"I'm here with you"

"You're not alone"

"I'll fight with you"

"'Til our last breath"

"To follow the compass"

"That beats in our chest"

(Ooh-Ooh)

So we traded swords

Our sails, and oars

For a simple life

Twenty years

She never left my side

'Til she passed, one night...

Well my love

You made it home...

Without you here

I'm so alone...

But I will fight

'Til my last breath

Cause you are the compass

That beats in my chest

Yeah, you are the compass

That beats in my chest