Storm Out on the Sea

[Verse 1] As a girl I watched the sailing ships Like white birds on the sea Their sails were wings that rode the wind My heart longed to be free I saw you standing by the sea The beach was dark as death But your hand was warm against my face Your kiss was my life's breath [Chorus] And loving you's like drowning in a storm out on the sea Put your arms around me darling Now and rescue me And loving you's like drowning and I feel so far from home Put your arms around me And I'll never sail alone [Verse 2] You never said you'd stay with me I never tied your hands The way some frightened women do to keep their love on land Where they can walk dry-footed And never fear the tide Or the moon upon the water In their lover's arms they hide [Chorus] [Verse 3] The rain upon my body beat me down upon the sand And the clouds came low and lonely Like lost sailors seeking land Soon I learned that lovin' you means drowning in the sea When you closed your arms against me And you turned your back on me [Chorus][x2]