The Ballad Of Harmony Bay Lyrics

The tankers with oil and the big cargo ships

The sailboats, the yachts, the docks and the slips

They weathered the years in the salt and the rain

And they'd weather the storms whenever one came

Some come to moor before sailing the seas

Anchored off shore, some played in the reef

Some would sail up near the coast in the sun

And some would just drift until daylight was done

Some sailed in darkness, with stars as their guide

Like those gone before since beginning of time

Been that way longer than mem'ry will tell

And everyone thought it would always be well

Yes, everyone thought it would always be well

Some come by purpose and others by chance

Always to see, and sometimes to dance

Some set out laughing while some steeled their will

But all of them loved when the ocean was still

Nobody noticed the first drops of rain

Fall from the storm with the biblical name

Windows wide open, and no shutters drawn

They all thought the rain would not last through the dawn

Then when the waves came to crash in the night

Billowing darkness and splinters in flight

The bells began ringing but everyone knew

The hurricane had them and naught could they do

Yes, the hurricane had them and naught could they do

When morning broke through and I seen all that died

I fell on my knees, I wept and I cried

I prayed for the living, but I was too late,

For nothing's been left here in Jezebel's wake.

All them that's given to wander the deep

Whether she's wakened or still in her sleep

Know ye them waters hide shackles and chains

But only the seekers, are them who will gain

Everyone knows, and everyone loves

Oceans of blue with sunshine above

Grant me still waters and fire in the sky

And just let me drift until morning is night

Just let me drift until morning is night