Skipper's Song (Always New))
Back along the broken course of years, the old faults are forgotten.
The accusations all confess that they never sounded true.
And the little stories people tell, all seem like old history,
But the dawn upon the ocean, and the breezes from the mountains,
And a kiss,
Are always new
Yesterdays, and dying fires, well, they never will abide
In the great surprise of moments, when your love is by your side.
But the lift of mist from the ocean's face
And the sunrise touching dew
And the flash of a smile from a loving heart
Are always new,
Always new.
I've made home upon deep waters, and lived on a tree-bound shore
I have farmed the deep Atlantic, where the midnight rollers roar.
My mistakes are long forgotten, the complaints and grudges, too.
But the touch of spray on a midnight watch, the breakers' tune,
And a kiss
Are always new.
Yesterdays, and dying fires, well, they never will abide
In the great surprise of moments, when your love is by your side.
But the lift of mist from the ocean's face
And the sunrise touching dew
And the flash of a smile from a loving heart
Are always new,
Always new.
I have caused a chance of heartbreak, and been thrown out wet and sore.
And the gossip and complaints have all grown old
All the fears that never happened, they don't surprise me any more,
And the scars are old, but a single touch from a hand I love,
And a kiss
Are always new.
Yesterdays, and dying fires, well, they never will abide
In the great surprise of moments, when your love is by your side.
But the lift of mist from the ocean's face
And the sunrise touching dew
And the flash of a smile from a loving heart
Are always new,
Always new.
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