We're all lookin' for a message here A little wisdom on a souvenir Another bottle with an S.O.S Throw it in the water and pray for the best There ain't a compass or a northern star That ever really tells us where we are We're just a shore runnin' out of sand And reachin' for a hand Every heart is an island But no one's alone Ship wrecked in a high wind Tryin' to find our way home And every tear is an ocean We're all brothers in a storm And we're tyrin' to survive it Lookin' for dry land Every heart is an island Silverlinin' is kinda hard to find When the world stops at the horizon line There ain't a harbor that you'll recognize It's hard to make a wish in an empty sky Boardwalks are just nails and wood The pretty and a picture when times are good Cars and boats are just on loan Our house is just sticks and stones Every heart is an island But no one's alone Ship wrecked in a high wind Tryin' to find our way home And every tear is an ocean We're all brothers in a storm And we're tyrin' to survive it Lookin' for dry land Every heart is an island Every heart is an island And no one's alone Ship wrecked in a high wind Tryin' to find our way home And every tear is an ocean We're all brothers in a storm And we're tyrin' to survive it Lookin' for dry land Every heart is an island Every heart is an island