Lindisfarne - Good To Be Here ? lyrics

Hull On and on we travelled on, a man upon his mount So many miles had come and gone, I swear I had lost count In my mind no purpose, just an aching to be free On and on we travelled on forever to the sea. The land loomed large ahead of me, it spread its wings so wide But in a dream I seemed to fly to make the morning tide And there on the dock stood the captain dressed in black I climbed aboard his sailing ship and took a last look back. And I saw the faces of everyone I'd known in my life at all Lined up and laughing on the shore 'Goodbye' - they cried - 'you're off on a magic ride' 'Goodbye, dear boy, goodbye forever more'. I guessed among this morbid throng for friends I'd loved and known But as I gazed, the faces changed and merged into the one And there, clear before me, with teardrops in her eyes My wife stood lonely on the dock and asked the question why. Before I had a chance to speak the captain gave a cry All hands on deck anchors aweigh, you've said your last goodbye And as the ship began to drift and the sea began to swell The loneliness that belonged to me, I can't begin to tell. And I saw the faces of everyone I'd known in my life at all Lined up and laughing on the shore 'Goodbye' - they cried - 'you're off on a magic ride' 'Goodbye, dear boy, goodbye forever more'. On and on we travelled on, through waters deep and wide Through howling winds and raging seas were tossed from side to side Then a voice cried out my name, I clearly heard it call 'Wake up, wake up, dear boy, wake up, it's just a dream, that's all'. And I saw the face of my wife like the first time in my life Laid back and laughing loud and clear Just a dream, just a crazy midnight scream Good morning, love, it's so good to be here So good to be here So good to be here So good to be here So good to be here.