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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
David Sylvian
David Sylvian
Vocals
Mark Isham
Mark Isham
Trumpet
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Synthesizer
Steve Jansen
Steve Jansen
Percussion
D Cummings
D Cummings
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Sylvian
David Sylvian
Composer
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Brass Arranger
B Gascoigne
B Gascoigne
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
David Sylvian
David Sylvian
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Ronald Prent
Ronald Prent
Assistant Recording Engineer
Steve Nye
Steve Nye
Producer
Richard Moakes
Richard Moakes
Assistant Recording Engineer
Steve Parker
Steve Parker
Assistant Recording Engineer
John Timperley
John Timperley
Assistant Recording Engineer
Jean-Jacques Lemoine
Jean-Jacques Lemoine
Assistant Recording Engineer
Steve Williams
Steve Williams
Assistant Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I'm waitin' on the empty docks
Watching the ships come in
I'm waitin' for the agony to stop
Oh, let the happiness in
[Verse 2]
I'm watching as the gulls all settle down
Upon the empty vessels
The faded whites of their wedding gowns
The songs of hopeless selflessness
[Verse 3]
The cold December sun, a cold that blisters
The hands of a working man wasted
[Verse 4]
Ooh
Yeah
[Verse 5]
I'm waitin' on the empty docks
Watching the ships roll in
I'm longing for the agony to stop
Oh, let the happiness in
[Verse 6]
Oh, let the happiness in
Oh, let the happiness in
[Verse 7]
Listen to the waves against the rocks
I don't know where they've been
I'm waitin' for the sky to open up
And let the happiness in
Oh, let the happiness in
[Verse 8]
Oh, let the happiness in
'Cause it's comin'
Comin' on
Let the happiness in
[Verse 9]
Oh, let the happiness in
'Cause it's comin'
Comin' on
Comin' on
[Verse 10]
Oh, let the happiness in
'Cause it's comin'
Comin' on
Oh, let the happiness in
[Verse 11]
Oh, let the happiness in
Ooh
Ooh
Written by: David Sylvian

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