When the Ship Comes In

Oh, the time will come up when the winds will stop

And the breeze will cease to be breathin'

Like the stillness in the wind before the hurricane begins

The hour that the ship comes in

And the sea will split and the ships will hit

And the sands on the shoreline will be shakin'

Then the tide will pound and the wind will sound

And the morning will be a-breakin'

The fishes will laugh as they swim out of the path

And the seagulls, they'll be a-smilin'

And 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 be buried at the bottom of the ocean

A song will lift as the mainsail shifts

And the boat drifts on to the shoreline

And the sun will respect every face on the deck

The hour that the ship comes in

Then the sands will roll out a carpet of gold

For your weary toes to be a-touchin'

And the ship's wise men will remind you once again

That the whole wide world is watchin'

[Acoustic guitar solo]

Oh, the foes will rise with the sleep still in their eyes

And they'll jerk from their beds and think they're dreamin'

But they'll pinch themselves and squeal

And they'll know that it's for real

The hour that the ship comes in

Then they'll raise their hands

Sayin' "We'll meet all your demands

But we'll shout from the bow, your days are numbered"

And like Pharaoh's tribe, they'll be drownded in the tide

And like Goliath, they'll be conquered