Fires On The Seashore

  

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Fires On The Seashore

Fires on the seashore                                                                                                                   Lead ships to safety                                                                                                                        So long as someone brings them fuel                                                                                                I don' care where the fuel comes from                                                                                             Or even who brings it                                                                                                                               I will know though when it's my turn                                                                                                  And I will chop the wood myself                                                                                                                                And bring it heaping in my arms                                                                                                       If you are ever lost  at sea                                                                                                           I hope it will be my fire that brings you home