The Tide Is Comin' In

Close your eyes and touch the sand

Feel the grains upon the palm of your hands

See the castle in your mind

Imagine everythin' built just as you design

But you better get buildin', boy, you better begin

'Cause the tide is comin' in

Build it strong and build it tall

Soarin' turrets standin' proud upon the wall

A mighty fortress on the beach

Towers taller than a wave could ever reach

But you're buildin' your life on a lie, Benjamin

And the tide is comin' in

The tide is comin' in

And oh

You're standin' on the shore

And the waves come crashin' in

And you hear the ocean's roar

And the tide is comin' in

And the tide is comin' in

In the autumn of 1950, on October twenty-ninth, at precisely 9 AM

Benjamin and Elowen’s second child was born

And oh

Safe within your father's arms

I will give you shelter

From the world and all its harms

But the tide is comin' in

But you're buildin' your life on a lie, Benjamin

You're buildin' your life on a lie

You're buildin' your life but the tide is comin'

The tide is comin' in

But you're buildin' your life on a lie, Benjamin (You build those turrets high)

You're buildin' your life on a lie

You're buildin' your life but the tide is comin' (You're buildin' your life on a lie)

The tide is comin' in

But you're buildin' your life on a lie, Benjamin (You build those turrets high)

You're buildin' your life on a lie

You keep on runnin' but the tide is comin' (You're buildin' your life on a lie)

The tide is comin' in

And oh

You're standin' on the shore

And the waves come crashin' in

And you hear the ocean's roar

And the tide is comin'

And oh

You're standin' on the shore

And the waves come crashin'

And you hear the ocean's roar

And the tide is comin' in

And the tide is comin' in

And the tide is