Taken By the Tide

Remember the time we shared our first cigarette? Late at night Whisky and the Fountainhead And though you were younger Still you stole the first kiss Well it seems so long ago We were just kids Brother I thought that you would be there till the end You were my rock upon which I could always depend Together we fought and never left each other's side Brother I reached out but you were taken by the tide Taken by the tide We swam in cenotes in southern Mexico Though the water was warm Well the cracks had started to show You watched the Pacific Sunrise on New Year's Day Next to me but your heart was a million miles away Brother I thought that you would be there till the end "You are my watchman," I said, "You are my best friend" "It's time for me to go," so softly you replied Brother I reached out but you were taken by the tide You were taken by the tide The lights are on No one is home You've gone away The lights are on No one is home You've gone away Brother I thought that you would be there till the end You and I know we said some things we never meant Forever our dreams will burn upon the funeral pyre Brother I reached out but you were taken by the tide