DARBY’S ISLAND

Out here they build the homes so close together
No room for a garden
And the lights at night look so unfamiliar
They’re nothing like where I came from

There was a time when my memory served me better
And my children were the soul of me
And in my home there was love and there was laughter
There was beauty all around me

Take me back to Darby’s Island
I used to play there when I was young
Walk the beach picking wrinkles
Lying in the tall grass in the sun

Now I know that I could not be treated better
You have all taken such good care of me
Oh but watch the birds as they spiral up forever
They are beautiful
And free

Take me back to Darby’s Island
I used to play there when I was young
Spend my days picking berries
Lying in the tall grass in the sun

Out here they build the homes so close together
No room for a garden
And the lights at night look so unfamiliar
They’re nothing like where I came from

Take me back to Darby’s Island
I used to play there when I was young
Walk the beach picking wrinkles
Lying in the tall grass in the sun

GREG’S SONG

I must have been sleeping
I didn’t hear you walk in
It’s been such a long time
Tell me how have you been
That old salt and pepper
You wear with that smile
But I can tell that you’re weary
Come sit here awhile

I saw those pictures
I saw your name
One helpless lifeboat
On an ocean of pain
The wind and the water
The salt and the spray
Showed no mercy
Took you away

Oceans of sadness
Oceans of pain
Tears kept falling like rain

Guitar Break ...

You were the wise one
You were my friend
When time comes full circle
We’ll talk again
But that red sun is rising
And the fire is burning low
I can tell from the silence
It’s time to go

Oceans of sadness
Oceans of pain
Tears kept falling like rain

Time is the healer
It lets us move on
All those bitter memories
Faded and gone
A life that is taken
Becomes part of the soul
With us forever
And never grows old
From oceans of sadness
To memories of gold

LEAVING

Well my bags are packed
And I’m waiting here to go
It’s raining now
We’re stuck on weather hold
And it’s hard to leave
When there’s so much left to do
And I know you believe
That I’d rather be here with you

When that compressor starts whining
T4 is climbing
I think of you
And hope you’ll be okay
The generator comes on line
Rotors beat in time
Pick that collective up
And we’ll be on our way

I’ve seen every single tree
On this terrain
From Mary’s Harbour
Up the coast to Nain
From Mokami
To the Torngat Mountain Range
And it seems to me
That it will never change

When that compressor starts whining
T4 is climbing
I think of you
And hope you’ll be okay
The generator comes on line
Rotors beat in time
Pick that collective up
And we’ll be on our way

Oh if I could take back time
I’d never leave you behind
I’d stay right here and hold you

Well my bags are packed
And I’m waiting here to go
It’s raining now
We’re stuck on weather hold
And it’s hard to leave
When there’s so much left to do
And I know you believe
That I’d rather be here with you

When that compressor starts whining
T4 is climbing
I think of you
And hope you’ll be okay
The generator comes on line
Rotors beat in time
Pick that collective up
And we’ll be on our way

Pick that collective up
And we’ll be on our way

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