You and your mother
Wait by the water
And I will bring you home
You are not safe here
These wars were never yours
And I would die for you
To keep you safe
The very best of me
To keep you alive
It's all that I can do
So let me row, row, row
Let me row, row, row
Gather the roses
Leave them upon the stone
Say farewell to all you've known
Then leave through the graveyard
The dead will hide your trail
You mustn't fear
You mustn't fail
I'll keep you safe
You're the very best of me
And I'll keep you alive
It's all that I can do
So let me row, row, row
Let me row, row, row
I must go to end what I began
I'll return if there's any way I can
I would see a boy become a man
I would see a boy become a man
So, my loves, dry away your tears
I'll return, if I can, in seven years
Come you down to the water every dawn
And pray to see the ship that I'll be on
Pray to see the ship that I'll be on
Pray to see the ship that I'll be on