"When The Ship Comes In" lyrics

Oh, the time will come up when the waves will stop
And the breeze will cease to be breathing
Like the stillness in the wind 'fore the hurricane begins
The hour when the ship comes in

Oh, the seas will split and the ship will hit
And the sands on the shoreline will be shaking
Then the tide will sound and the waves will pound
The morning will be breaking

Oh, the fishes will laugh as they swim out of the path
The seagulls, they'll be smiling
The rocks on the sand will proudly stand
The hour that the ship comes in

And the words that are used for to get the ship confused
Will not be understood as they're spoken
For the chains of the sea will have busted in the night
And will be buried at the bottom of the ocean

A song will lift as the mainsail shifts
The boat, it drifts on to the shoreline
The sun will respect every face on the deck
The hour that the ship comes in

And the sands will roll out a carpet of gold
For your weary toes to be touching
And the ship's wise men will remind us again
The whole wide world is watching

The foes will rise with the sleep still in their eyes
Jerk from their beds and think they're still dreaming
They'll pinch themselves and squeal and know that it's for real
The hour that the ship comes in

Then they'll raise their hands, saying, "We'll meet all your demands."
But we'll shout from the bows, "Your days are numbered."
And like Pharaoh's tribe, they'll be drowned in the tide
Like Goliath, they'll be conquered