Across the Water

Oh Mary, this place is as good as can be

I'm never home as long as you're not with me

I hope you believe me, if you don't, I would die

And just across the water, I hope you understand

I just got made when the word came through

My heart just sank and I thought of you

But I'll be home as soon as I can

I'm just across the water, I hope you understand

Oh, I'm just across the water, I hope you understand

Well I can tell you all the nights I haven't cried

That I'm doing good, would I have lied?

I'm in a dark place where the birds don't sing

Even if they did, sorrow's all they bring

I received your letter just the other day

Filled with the tears you would long to convey

How you were alone in a cold, empty bed

With the echoes of the words rolling round in your head

With the echoes of the words that remained unsaid

Well I can tell you all the nights I haven't cried

That I'm doing good, would I have lied?

I'm in a dark place where the birds don't sing

Even if they did, sorrow's all they bring

All they bring

Words that are known to be true

Words that could be true

Woah, oh, woah, oh

Woah, oh, woah, oh, oh, oh

Woah, oh, woah, oh

Woah, oh, woah, oh, oh, oh

Why you think now, the time, it is right

Bid me farewell, move on with your life

We have grown so far apart

I no longer hold a place in your heart

Well I can tell you all the lonely nights I've spent

The letters I have written, but never sent

It was never my intention to leave you behind

To hurt you in any way or to be unkind

I was miles away but you were always on my mind

And everything I done was with you in mind

To give you all the joy that I could ever bring

Do you ask for your hand with this diamond ring?