Magellan

She was born for laughter

It was the first thing I noticed about her

It's the last thing I hear

Like sweet bells in my ear

When I lay my weary bones without her

And upon a summer's evening

When the fireflies shimmered the lake

We went down to the old fairground

For some air and for nostalgia's sake

I bought three turns on the wheel of fortune

We were going for, throwing for gold

I came up empty, but she won the jackpot

We laughed as she pinned on the brooch

And we toasted her luck

With some beer in a cup

And a kiss on the carousel

Her belly in bloom

Like a waxing moon

Was a secret time only could tell

I work for the master

And the harvest is still months away

Even if I work faster

It wouldn't change nothing

So until then, I just have to stay

Oh my dearest, oh my darling

I'm no stranger to hard work and toil

I'll be with you, before you miss me

But you must take the next ship to sail

And she boarded that vessel

With our cargo most precious

She waved from the top of the deck

And I've frozen that moment

Like a photograph, treasured

And locked it inside of my chest

Now winter is here, there's a frost that is creeping

The fire is out, there's a ghost in the crib

When I wake there's a momentI think I've been dreaming

And they'll be beside me as real as I live

Oh the boat, they say it foundered

On the rocks of the Magellan straits

And it shattered into pieces

Just the way my heart now breaks

And you can drown your sorrows

But sorrows, they can swim

Rising up from your midnight cup

When the light pours in

She was born for laughter

It was the first thing I noticed about her

It's the last thing I hear

Like sweet bells in my ear

When I lay my weary bones without her