I dreamt I saw a woman
Standing by the strand
Waiting for her people
To come in from the landWaiting there for seven days
She built a fire in the sand
Waiting for her people
To come in from the landShe had the look of a refugee
Hiding in her eyes
And when I tried to talk to her
She answered with a cryAnd pointed to the water
Out beyond the harbor line
Where a thousand ships lay waiting
They lay waiting for my signI remember days of sunlight
With my father by my side
And the children, ran before us
Like the foam upon the tideWe ran like frightened partridge
When the strangers came to talk
Bringing sickness 'round them
And the thunder in their walkWe ran into the valleys
And we ran into the hills
They only ran before us
Driven by the strangers' willI remember days of sunlight
With my father by my side
And the children, ran before us
Like the foam upon the tideI'm waiting by the land wash
Giant standing near
I see them coming always
Children in their fearI'm waiting on my blanket
And the giant waits with me
And I will wait here always
As they fill the endless seaI remember days of sunlight
With my father by my side
And the children, ran before us
Like the foam upon the tideI remember days of sunlight
With my father by my side
And the children, ran before us
Like the foam upon the tide