I Saw A Ship Go Sailing By On New Years Day

I saw a ship come sailing in on new years day in the morning I watched it from the shore It made me catch my breath Rested upon the beach before me In it's youth I boarded a ship that came sailing in on new years day in the morning The ship and I we were but two As we dreamed beneath the sky Life laid out before us An open adventure to behold I lost a ship that came sailing in on new years day in the morning The water had grown rough And I fell from my highest deck Looked around and could not see The ship that took my breath I swam by a ship that came sailing in on new years day in the morning But the morning turned to night And I swam in the dark Whilst I was drowning My ship was sailing I saw a ship go sailing out on new years day in the morning I reached the shore again at last Looked for my ship beside Turned and saw it sail into the sun Whilst my eyes burned from the salt and light I saw a ship disappear on new years day in the morning I watched until I could no longer see The ship as it sailed away It disappeared into the horizon Whilst upon the shore I stayed I wait for a ship to come sailing in on new years day in the morning Upon the shore I pull my legs to my chest I sit and wait for my ships return And when it does it will stay For we shall no longer pass in the night And whilst I know I may turn grey My ship will start to age I shall sit and wait for its return For I can not lose it again