My Lady, a Sailors Lot

Jumped on a ship in Boston Set sail for the open seas, Give my lady one last kiss It'll be awhile she'll be seein me. I said, "dont worry darlin, I'll carry you right here in my heart;" I watched her wave with a tear in her eye, You know it tore my soul apart. Been travelin now bout four months Or maybe a little while more; Sent off a letter to my lady-love The day we first made shore. Told her how much i missed her, And how i longed to hold her so; Please know im thinkin of you baby, But for now love i have to go. Boson handed me a letter, When we made the next Port of Call, Tore it open like a kid at Christmas, Now i wished i didnt touch it at all, She said she was so lonely, And she met a man who loved her so; She said," sorry it had to be this way, but its for the best you know." Time seems to moves so slowly, When the sea becomes your home; Loves will come and go with the wind, And you still wind up all alone. Now the sea has become my lady, She gently rocks me to sleep at night; And though i miss a womans touch, My soul will be with the sea tonite.