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Lock-Keeper (Live)
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Lock-Keeper (Live) was released on July 11, 2005 by Undercover Music as a part of the album At This Stage
ReleasedJuly 11, 2005
LabelRouseabout Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Lyrics

You say, "Well met again, lock keeper
We're laden even deeper than the time before
Oriental oils and tea brought down from Singapore"
As we wait for my lock to cycle
I say, "My wife has given me a son"
"A son?" you cry, "Is that all that you've done?"
She wears bougainvillea blossoms
You pluck them from her hair and toss them in the tide
Sweep her in your arms and carry her inside
Her sighs catch on your shoulder
Her moonlit eyes grow bold and wiser through her tears
And I say to you, "How could you leave her for a year?"
"So come with me," you cry
"To where the Southern Cross rides high upon your shoulder
Come with me," you cry
"Each day you tend this lock you're one day older
While your blood grows colder"
But that anchor chain's a fetter
And with it you are tethered to the foam
And I would not trade your life for one hour of home
Sure, I'm stuck here on the seaway
While you compensate for leeway through the trade
And you shoot the stars to see the mines you've made
And you laugh at the hearts you've riven
But which of these has given us more love or light
You, your tropic mates, or me, my wife?
"So come with me," you cry
"To where the Southern Cross rides high upon your shoulder
Come with me," you cry
"Each day you tend this lock you're one day older
While your blood grows colder"
But that anchor chain's a fetter
And with it you are tethered to the foam
And I would not trade your life for one hour of home
Yes, that anchor chain's a fetter
And with it you are tethered to the foam
And I would not trade your life for one hour of home
Written by: Stan Rogers

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