The Ship On His Arm

                                  Where are you now

She writes, "Where are you now, my love?

Do you have food to eat, 

Shoes for your tired feet

Am I the one you're dreaming of?"

Do you know how I miss you

How I long to kiss you

Pray for the day you will come

Back to me my darling one



He thinks about her

All through the long watches of night

The bullets are flying, 

Young men are dying

He prays for the first crack of light

And when he can finally sleep 

Into his dream she'll sweep 

On the sweet web she has spun

And for a while they are one



When she kisses the ship on his arm

All of his sorrows unravel

He knows he will come to no harm

Over all of the miles he has travel

Her love is an anchor

Her love is forever

It's true now her love is the charm

When she kisses the ship on his arm



Blessed are they these fearless young lovers

Their lives have just barely begun

Blessed is the day they return to each other

After all of the battles are done

And finally they are one



When she kisses the ship on his arm

And all of their sorrows unravel

They've come through the eye of the storm

Unafraid of the miles left to travel

Love is an anchor

Love is forever

It's true now that love is the truth

When she kisses the ship on his arm