Sea Red, Sea Blue

(Mary James & Jean James)

 

Tonight I stand here all alone where dark seas meet the sand
And I search the far horizon as I try to understand
Why I’m so dissatisfied, why I live a bluff
Why my life is all at sea, and my seas all run rough

 

CHORUS
The waves roll in, they roll back out again
They sing, ‘Danger ahead”
In a foamy path, they flaunt their wrath
And change their blue to red

Sea Red, Sea Blue, I’ll steer through
Oh, I will win this fight
Sea blue, Sea red, I can’t stop dead
Oh, I won’t last the night

I won’t last the night, night tonight
I won’t make it through
I’m drifting, drifting, drifting out of sight
Sea red . . . sea blue

 

As I seek the timeless promise of an almost timed out day
Precious minutes break around me, tick away, tick away
Why is slow so very slow, why is fast too fast
How long, how long can I stand strong, how long can a last stand last?

 

CHORUS
I can’t stop dead, I gotta steer ahead
And trust this sea untrue.

The wild-wild sea, whispers back to me
“Sea red . . . sea blue “

Hear the clock tick, I gotta think quick
Is it time to swim or fight?

Gotta act fast, or I never will last
I won’t last the night.

Oh, I won’t last the night, night tonight
I won’t make it through
I’m drifting, drifting, drifting out of sight
Sea red . . . sea blue