Tears on her pillow Slumber is hard to resist Sleep takes her by the hand Opens another door Time passes slowly One day so much like the next When did he say goodbye When did the lights go out She sees the laden sky Wonders if he's alive Oh since the waters rose She has had no repose Watches the branches Weave in and out of the waves She never thought she would Live with an ocean view Something approaching Is it her brave sailor boy? Heart beating faster now No, just a drifting corpse She sees the laden sky Wonders if he's alive Oh since the waters rose She has had no repose She is alone now None but the vultures remain Tuesday the last folks left Embarked from the roof of the downtown mall Everything's sinking, or is the tide on the rise? She has been thinking Of rowing her boat to the western hills Up where the land is dry She'll find her peace up high Ever since Edward left She has felt so bereft