The Sailor Song
from Wine & Consequence by Jack Carty
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lyrics
I feel like a shivering child
I’m watching the day turn to night
The wind’s a policeman
Telling me “Go back inside”
I thought about chances I’d missed
This cant last forever oneday something will stick
As the twilight twirled above our heads
I would give anything for someone who’d listen
And I would give anything for someone who’d care
I’ll write you a love song and then tear it to pieces
So no one will ever hear
Now the sailors have all come ashore
As the waves beat the boats on the moors
Now that their back I cant see the horizon no more
I keep finding letters all water logged washed on the shore
I would give anything for someone who’d listen
And I would give anything for someone who’d care
I’ll write you a love song and then tear it to pieces
So no one will ever hear
Maybe I’m a castaway
And there’s a search party looking for me
Making a fire with twigs and old leaves when they see the smoke
They think it’s a cloud that they’re seeing.
I’ve still got nothing to show
until I teach myself how to build boats
I would give anything for someone who’d listen
And I would give anything for someone who’d care
I’ll write you a love song and then tear it to pieces
So no one will ever hear.
I’m watching the day turn to night
The wind’s a policeman
Telling me “Go back inside”
I thought about chances I’d missed
This cant last forever oneday something will stick
As the twilight twirled above our heads
I would give anything for someone who’d listen
And I would give anything for someone who’d care
I’ll write you a love song and then tear it to pieces
So no one will ever hear
Now the sailors have all come ashore
As the waves beat the boats on the moors
Now that their back I cant see the horizon no more
I keep finding letters all water logged washed on the shore
I would give anything for someone who’d listen
And I would give anything for someone who’d care
I’ll write you a love song and then tear it to pieces
So no one will ever hear
Maybe I’m a castaway
And there’s a search party looking for me
Making a fire with twigs and old leaves when they see the smoke
They think it’s a cloud that they’re seeing.
I’ve still got nothing to show
until I teach myself how to build boats
I would give anything for someone who’d listen
And I would give anything for someone who’d care
I’ll write you a love song and then tear it to pieces
So no one will ever hear.
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from Wine & Consequence,
track released February 10, 2010
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Jack Carty Brisbane, Australia
Award-winning, independent Australian songwriter.
"The recently married Carty might well
have found his happy place" ★★★★ — THE SUNDAY STAR TIMES.
“These songs have almost a purity of spirit and certainly an openness of heart. You should own this" ★★★★ — THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD.
“A sensational sophomore album. It marks him as a man to watch" ★★★★ — THE WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN.
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