Aboard his ship he stops to stare Needs to smell her, touch her hair Say's "I can't be without her" Tonight he's going to be without her "It's late now", she say's Makes her mind up goes to bed Another night alone without him Another night alone in Charleston When I wake to find the solace of All that we've become I can't wait to make the promises I've been leery of Take me down Let me see I'll be there waiting (for you) In the morning when times have changed I'll be there through the lies and all I'll be standing like a soldier for you You hold your secrets Through the days when I need to be alone (I will wait) I will wait for you Through the rise and fall She was left behind so they could stay Got to feel him this she prays It'd make her feel so much better I want to feel so much better When I wake to find the solace of All that we've become I can't wait to make the promises I've been leery of Take me down Let me see I'll be there waiting for you In the morning when times have changed I'll be there through the lies and all I'll be standing like a soldier for you You hold your secrets Through the days when I need to be alone (I will wait) I will wait for you Through the rise and fall When I wake to find the solace of All, all we've become I can't wait to make the promises That I've been leery of Take me down Let me see I'll, I'll, I'll be there (waiting for you) In the morning when times have changed I'll be there through the lies and all I'll be standing like a soldier for you You hold your secrets Through the days when I need to be alone I will wait for you Through the rise and fall I'll be there In the morning when times when times have changed (I will wait) I will wait for you Through the rise and fall

I will wait for You, Jesus You're the sun in my horizon All my hope's in You, Jesus And I can see You now arising (I will wait) I will wait for You, Jesus You're the sun in my horizon All my hope's in You (all my hope), Jesus And I can see You now arising There's a wall that stands in front of me That I know I just can't climb But like an eagle, You will carry me It's just a matter of time I will wait for You (I will wait), Jesus You're the sun in my horizon All my hopes and dreams, Jesus I can see You now arising Evil armies all around me Another wall that's in my way But I believe the word You promised me So I will wait another day I will wait for You (I will wait), Jesus You're the sun in my horizon All my hope's in You (all my hope), Jesus I can see You now arising (I will wait) Oh, I will wait for You (I will wait), Jesus You're the sun in my horizon All my hope's in You, Jesus I can see You now arising I will wait for You Oh, I will wait for You Oh, the darkness try to come in The disillusions may try to come in I believe, oh Lord I believe, oh Lord I believe, oh Lord In the word that You promised In the word that You promised In the word that You promised I believe it will not end I believe it will not go Vain, it'll never be vain I will wait for You Oh, I will wait for You I will wait for You, Jesus You're the sun in my horizon And all my hope's in You, Jesus I can see You now arising

She works the nights, by the water She's gone astray, so far away from my father's daughter She just wants a life for her baby All on her own, no one will come She's got to save him She tells him, "Ooh, love, no one's ever gonna hurt you, love I'm gonna give you all of my love Nobody matters like you" She tells him, "Your life ain't gon' be nothing like my life You're gonna grow and have a good life I'm gonna do what I've got to do" So, Rockabye baby, Rockabye I'm gonna rock you Rockabye baby, don't you cry Somebody's got you Rockabye baby, Rockabye I'm gonna rock you Rockabye baby, don't you cry And no mama, you never shed tear You have to shed things year after year You give the youth love beyond compare You find his school fee and the bus fare Mmm, when pops' disappear In the round back can't find him nowhere Now she's got a six-year-old Trying to keep him warm Trying to keep out the cold When he looks in her eyes He don't know he is safe When she says "Ooh, love, no one's ever gonna hurt you, love I'm gonna give you all of my love Nobody matters like you" So, Rockabye baby, Rockabye I'm gonna rock you Rockabye baby, don't you cry Somebody's got you Rockabye baby, Rockabye I'm gonna rock you Rockabye baby, don't you cry

It's coming on Christmas They cutting down trees Putting up reindeers Singing songs of joy and peace I wish I had a river I could skate away on But it don't snow here It's stays pretty green I'm gonna make a lot of money Gonna quit this crazy scene I wish I had a river I could skate away on I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly I wish I had river I could skate away on I made my baby cry She tried hard to help me She put me at ease She loved me some more It make me weak in the knees Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on I'm so hard to handle I'm selfish and I'm sad I'm gonna lost the best baby that I've ever had I wish I had a river I could skate away on I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly I wish I had a river I could skate away on I made my baby say goodbye She's coming on christmas They cutting down trees Putting up reindeers Singing songs of joy and peace I wish I had river I could skate away on

She works the nights, by the water She's gone astray, so far away From her father's daughter She just wants a life for her baby All on her own, no one will come She's got to save him She tells him, "Ooh, love, no one's ever gonna hurt you, love I'm gonna give you all of my love Nobody matters like you" She tells him, "Your life ain't gon' be nothing like my life You're gonna grow and have a good life I'm gonna do what I've got to do" So, Rockabye baby, Rockabye I'm gonna rock you Rockabye baby, don't you cry Somebody's got you Rockabye baby, Rockabye I'm gonna rock you Rockabye baby, don't you cry And no mama, you never shed tear Cause you have to set things year after year And you give the youth love beyond compare You find his school fee and the bus fare Mmm more, when pops disappear In the round back can't find him nowhere Now she got a six-year-old Trying to keep him warm Trying to keep out the cold When he looks in her eyes He don't know he is safe When she says "Ooh, love, no one's ever gonna hurt you, love I'm gonna give you all of my love Nobody matters like you" So, Rockabye baby, Rockabye I'm gonna rock you Rockabye baby, don't you cry Somebody's got you Rockabye baby, Rockabye I'm gonna rock you Rockabye baby, don't you cry

Give me a second I I need to get my story straight My friends are in the bathroom getting higher than the Empire State My lover is waiting for me just across the bar My seat's been taken by some sunglasses, asking 'bout a scar, and I know I gave it to you months ago I know you're trying to forget But between the drinks and subtle things The holes in my apologies, you know Trying hard to take it back So if by the time the bar closes And you feel like falling down, I'll carry you home Tonight, we are young So let's set the world on fire We can burn brighter than the sun Now I know that I'm not All that you got, I guess that I, I just thought Maybe we could find new ways to fall apart But our friends are back So let's raise a cup 'Cause I found someone to carry me home Tonight, we are young So let's set the world on fire We can burn brighter than the sun So if by the time the bar closes And you feel like falling down I'll carry you home tonight Tonight, we are young (we own the night) So let's set the world on fire (we own the night) We can burn brighter than the sun (we own the night)