Tales Of The Islander

Herring Caroline

Tales of the islander 
Tales of you and me 
Floating on our raft 
Down the Mother Mississippi 
Caught myself a fever 
Took a hospital stay 
Tied some sheets together 
Crawled down and was on my way 
I was on my way 

Let's take to the water 
Let our bodies roam free 
No more taste or smell 
No hear nor see 
Then greet the morning star 
As we dance along the beach 
Embrace this mighty sunrise 
As the cranes fly to meet it 
Cranes rise to meet it 

Birds call to me 
They call 
They call to me 
They call so deep 
Got to feel it all 
No time for sleep 
No time at all 
When they call 
They call to me 
They call so deep 
Got to feel it all 
No time for sleep 
No time at all 

We found a paradise 
And it's own garden gate 
Adam in a hat on a rowboat 
Phosphorescence in the wake 
The squall has passed 
And we're tied to the decay 
One day may the hurricanes come 
And carry us away 
Carry us away 

Waves call to me 
They call 
They call to me 
They call so deep 
Got to feel it all 
No time for sleep 
No time at all 
When they call 
They call to me 
They call so deep 
Got to feel it all 
No time for sleep 
No time at all 

Give me a sunset 
Of lilac, gold and green gray skies 
I'll give you spirals and zig zag lines 
It's the magic hour of a halcyon day 
And all of mankind stands there 
Barely awake 

A full moon rising 
On all of nature's powers 
Stars just observers 
Of zinnias and moonflowers 
We could bathe in the nullah of a gulf stream 
Prowl like cats in the night 
Then transform like moths 
In a chrysalis of light 
Chrysalis of light 

Moths call to me 
They call 
They call to me 
They call so deep 
Got to feel it all 
No time for sleep 
No time at all 
When they call 
They call to me 
They call so deep 
Got to feel it all 
No time for sleep 
No time at all 
When they call 
When they call