Ellie

Ellie knew her lover was a sailor But he promised never to leave Then one day he sailed away Leaving her alone to grieve Every day she looked for him Sitting on the dock at dawn Hoping he would soon return And she wouldn't be left alone She walked along the shore at night Leaving lonely footprints in the sand To be washed away when the tide rolled in And the sea mist covered the land Years went by while she waited Growing old and gray Yet she never gave up the hope That he'd come back some day She never knew he'd lost his life In a terrible storm at sea The last thing he said that fateful night Was, "Ellie, please wait for me" Ellie died of a broken heart With his picture in her hand On the back she had written "God find him if you can" I think their spirits walk along the shore Leaving happy footprints in the sand To be washed away when the tide rolls in And the sea mist covers the land