Lyrics

“The Widow’s Cry”

Verse 1
Oh, gather ‘round, ye sailor men, I’ve a tale to tell so true,
Of a lass who stole my heart away, with eyes a stormy blue.
She stands upon the shore today, in a gown of white and lace,
But it’s another holds her hand, and I can’t leave this place.

Chorus
So raise a glass, my broken lads, to love that’s lost at sea,
For I’ll not speak when the question’s asked, though it tears the soul from me.
Aye, the winds may howl, and the waves may roar,
But I’ll stay silent on this shore.

Verse 2
I met her on a rugged night, as the stars lit up the sky,
She laughed like bells across the waves, like a seabird’s joyful cry.
We shared our dreams beneath the moon, she was my beacon bright,
But life can change as quick as tides, and I lost her to the night.

Chorus
So raise a glass, my broken lads, to love that’s lost at sea,
For I’ll not speak when the question’s asked, though it tears the soul from me.
Aye, the winds may howl, and the waves may roar,
But I’ll stay silent on this shore.

Verse 3
Now she stands there by his side, where I should rightly be,
With his ring upon her finger, where my heart used to be.
And when the priest cries, “Speak now, or forever hold your breath,”
I’m anchored here like a sinking ship, bound by love and death.

Bridge
Oh, sailor’s heart, don’t break tonight, as the storm rolls in again,
Let the sea take all my tears and pain, let it bury them.
For I can’t call her back to me, though it haunts me in my sleep,
So let her sail another’s seas, while I drown down in the deep.

Final Chorus
So raise a glass, my broken lads, to love that’s lost at sea,
For I’ll not speak when the question’s asked, though it tears the soul from me.
Aye, the winds may howl, and the waves may roar,
But I’ll stay silent on this shore.

Outro
So fill your cups and sing with me, let the storm clouds roll and rise,
For the heartache of a sailor’s love, and the widow’s haunting cries.
I’ll walk these shores till the end of days, bound to love I cannot claim,
Forever lost, like a ship at sea, in the silence of her name.