Galveston Bay

Well, you can't stop the ocean and you can't stop the wind They're here, then they're gone, they don't come back again One will keep you rollin', one will blow you away Left me standin' all alone, next to Galveston Bay Well, a ramblin' gal since you were young One big ball of yarn that was too tightly spun When you came unraveled, girl, you really got strung out And if you ever wind back up, well, that's somethin' I doubt Oh, Galveston Bay looks pretty at night The water dancin' in the drillin' rig lights And I'll stand here next to the wind and the waves Right where you left me, next to Galveston Bay Well, the soldiers are marchin' off to the war And we ain't won it yet, but we'll come back for more And as I watch the battleships sailin' away From right where you left me, next to Galveston Bay Well, the clock just keeps tickin', time goes by so fast As the barges keep steamin' down the San Louis pass Under the black smoke, the engines they roar And I'm right where you left me, right next to the shore Oh, Galveston Bay looks pretty at night The water dancin' in the drillin' rig lights And I'll stand here next to the wind and the waves Right where you left me, next to Galveston Bay Where the good times went, man, I ain't got a clue You took my red heart and turned it lavender blue Say you ain't goin' nowhere, thinkin' 'bout the past And I say the good times are the ones that don't last Well, the ocean breathes salty and the wind, it blows hard And I hope that you're happy whereever you are And if you ever decide to head back my way I'll be right where you left me, next to Galveston Bay Oh, Galveston Bay looks pretty at night The water dancin' in the drillin' rig lights And I'll stand here next to the wind and the waves Right where you left me, next to Galveston Bay Right where you left me, next to Galveston Bay Oh, yeah, right where you left me, next to Galveston, Galveston Bay