Loving a SAILOR is a high price to pay
Loving him truly is HARD when he is away,
It's being alone with nothing to hold:
It's being young but feeling so old;
It's having him whisper his love for you;
It's whispering back you love him too;
There comes a kiss and a promise for more,
As his ship slowly glides away from the shore;
Reluctantly, painfully, letting her go
While your inside are dying from wanting him so;
Watching him leave with eyes full of tears,
Standing alone with your hopes, dreams and fears.
It's sending a letter with your stamp upside down
To a far away love in a far away town.
Being in love will foster your dreams
Of that far-away sailor your mind fairly beams.
Days go by, no mail for a spell,
You wait for some word to hear that he is well.
Then a letter arrives, and you're given in,
to open his letter and read it with a grin
Yes, he is well, and misses you so,
And filled with the love you wanted to know,
Weeks are like months, and months are like years,
You wait for the day when you'll have no more fears
Days go by slowly, how many have passed
Then suddenly you realize it's here at last.
Yes, loving a SAILOR bitterness and fears loneliness
Sadness and despondent years.
Loving a sailor is no fun
But it's worth the price when the battle is won
And remember he's thinking of you everyday,
he's sad and he's lonely while so far-away
so love him and miss him and hold your head high
be strong and have faith, wipe those tears from your eyes;
Your man's a seafarer, like that old ancient trader
It's a high price you pay for loving a SAILOR...