Lyrics

Epistle to the Sea

You never said the words, “I Love You.”,
But I read them on your smile.
I would nestled in your loving look;
Forget the sea awhile.
Seabirds circled lazily
In the evening of the day.
I was a fool to let the night reach out
To take your smile away.

Walking on the soft beach sand,
I ignored the rising wind.
The eye of day was watching us
Through a crimson, half-closed lid.
Though we were welded heart to heart,
The sea drew me away.
I was taken by the dancing waves
As the wind led you astray.

I put a message in a bottle
That you would never read.
So the letter that I wrote was just
An epistle to the sea.

You always thought of me, my love,
As more than just a man.
I could never hold the wind at bay,
I could only hold your hand.
The way that I remember you
Reminds me of the sea.
Though I could not give you treasure ships,
I would have given all of me.

I put a message in a bottle
That you would never read.
So the letter that I wrote was just
An epistle to the sea.

I put a message in a bottle
That you would never read.
So the letter that I wrote was just
An epistle to the sea.
The letter that I wrote to you
Is forever lost at sea.