Watching the ships roll in
Hoping that I will still be his friend
In the morning
Watching those ships roll by
Wishing that I could move this earth
If I could
For you I would do

I've got nothing to say
I've got nothing to lay at your feet
I just keep hoping
Hope that you will be the man
That I couldn't be

Still watching the oceans move
If only I could show you my soul
And places I've been

Watching the ocean come
And little girls playing in the sand as I walk
Longing to listen to you talk

But I've got nothing to say
And I've got nothing to lay at your feet
I just keep hoping
Hope that you will be the man
That I couldn't be

I've got nothing to say
And I've got nothing to lay at your feet
I just keep hoping
Hope that you will be the man
That I couldn't be


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    I think this song is from a man who is dying, talking to his baby son!

    "Hoping that i will still be his friend in the morning" he's hoping he has more time to spend with his son before he passes.

    "I just keep hoping, hoping, you will be the man, That I couldnt be" he's hoping his son will grow old, and do all the things he wants to do in life, unlike his father who didn't have time!

    " longing to listen to you talk" he wants to watch his son grow up, and hear him speak his first words, knowing that he cant!

    i think this song is really sad, but i think it's amazing too :)

    MrNewmanon July 11, 2011   Link

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