Telegraph cables hum And few can decipher who the message is from And deliver it quietly 'Cause some don't get much company
The harbor becomes the sea And lighting the house keeps it collision free Understand the lay of the land And don't let it hurt you or it will be the first to
The water, the water Didn't realize It's dangerous size
The mountain, the mountain Came to recognize It's steep and rocky sides More than realized
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Pale as a pile of bones You hope for your babies And this is how they grow
Wind-battered, knocked over The teeth by the shoulder Watching the gray sky That's acting like a good guy
The water, the water Came to realize It's a dangerous size
The mountain, the mountain Came to recognize It's steep and rocky sides
Came to recognize It's steep and rocky sides More than realized