I'm a ship, I'm a ship, I'm a ship
Out on the sea
None of my love
Floating wild come back to me

So I write you a letter, I'll write you a letter
With this here pen
Don't make me wait, don't make me wait
'Cause I'm your friend

I'm in love with the garden
That is down the street
And the earth is a warm thing under my feet
And the earth is a warm thing under my feet

Oh, long streams of light
Lift me from this dirty town
'Cause I am losing stain
Soak me, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
With rain, rain, rain, rain

Oh, I'm a ship, I'm a ship, I'm a ship
Out on the sea
And all these clouds flying by so fast
Well, they confuse me

And the long leaves in the tall trees
Pale in the sunshine
And I was twistin' and turnin'
In the cool sheets past bed time

Plant me in the garden
Don't you let me roam
'Cause love is a feeling like a warm dark stone

Plant me in the garden
Don't you let me roam
'Cause love is a feeling like a warm dark stone
Yeah, love is a feeling like a warm dark stone
Love is a feeling like a warm dark stone

Plant me in the garden
Don't you let me roam
'Cause love is a feeling like a warm dark stone
Yeah, love is a feeling like a warm dark stone
Love is a feeling like a warm dark stone



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Ship Out on the Sea Lyrics as written by Frazey Obadiah Ford

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    I love this song. Love it to pieces. "I'm in love with the garden that is down the street And the earth is a warm thing under my feet"

    queenofquiet23on November 09, 2005   Link

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