Gone
Tonight I heard you crying on the beach
Beyond my reach
Oh, far out on the deep there are waves that never touch a beach
And words—that will never surface into speech
Brightly rests the moonlight on the sea
The ever restless sea
And I stand and wait for daylight
On this sand so hard and wide
But I’d gladly brave the ocean’s might
To feel you by my side
CHORUS
Gone—there isn’t a gleam of you
Gone—I can only dream of you
Faces—come in the night to me
Asking —will you fight for me?
The shadows know my face, they urge me on
Why wait for dawn?
And feelings long submerged, in the darkness of a slowly ebbing sea
Reach out—and take control of me
Brightly shines the moonlight down on me
On ever reckless me
This is not a waiting game I play
Or time to court regret
I’ll find a way, I’ll make a way
The nights not over yet
CHORUS
Gone—there isn’t a gleam of you
Gone—I can only dream of you
Faces—come in the night to me
Asking —will you fight for me?
By Mary James & Jean James