When I was but a child
I came upon a man in the woods
Who said someday my true love
Would arrive on a ship with red sails

So now it comes in waves
This hope I’ve raised
But the people of this town
Roll their eyes as I sit by the sea

But if whispered tales could fill up sails
There’d be no need for wind at all
Let the stories run wild
If they call you to this shore

Where I wait for red sails on the sea
Mind the horizon for the chance these eyes might see
My true love coming here for me
For I too, am held in your ships sway
And even if this heart takes on water every day,
There’s not enough ocean in the sea…

Oh my love, how long must I wait for you?
Oh my love, how long must I wait for you?

If whispered tales could fill up sails
There’d be no need for wind at all
Let the stories run wild
If they call you to this shore

Where I wait for red sails on the sea
Mind the horizon for the chance these eyes might see
My true love coming here for me
For I too, am held in your ships sway
And even if this heart takes on water every day,
There’s not enough ocean in the sea
To wash you away