You said you'd like to see the sea So we turned towards the south I knew your heart's desire then Before you'd let it out We'd seen that light before but not round here So we lit ourselves a fire And delighted in its warmth The sparks flew ever higher As we waited on the dawn It's strange to miss a place you haven't left With the firelight glowing in your hair We danced our favorite dances In the cool impatient evening air We learn to take our chances Cause home is not place we've found yet Well the morning comes And the fire burns down leaving only embers I take a picture with my mind In case you don't remember That sadness never stays for you and I Though it comes in on the waves Await the tide