Loving A Sailor

Loving a Sailor is'nt just a play,
Loving him truly is a high price to pay.

It's being alone with nothing to hold,

It's being young, but feeling old.

It's loving him whisper his love for you,

It's whispering back, you love him too.

There's always a kiss and a promise for more,

As his ship slowly glides away from the shore.

Reluctantly, painfully, letting him go,

While you're dying inside from wanting him so.

Watching him leave with eyes filled with tears,

Standing alone with your hopes, dreams, and fears.

It's sending a letter with the stamp upside down,

To a far away love, in a far away town.

It's going to temple, to kneel and to pray,

And really meaning the things that you say.







Days go by - no mail for a spell,
You wait for some words to hear that he is well.

Then a letter arrives and you're given in,
To open this letter and read with a grin.

Yes, he is well and misses you so,

And filled with the love you wanted to know.

Weeks are like months, and months are like years,
You wait for the day you'll have no more fears.

Days go by slowly - how many have passed?
Then suddenly you realize it's here at last!

Yes loving a Sailor isn't much fun,
But it's worth the price when the heart is won.

And remember he is thinking of you every day,
He's sad, he's lonely, while so far away.

So love him and miss him and hold your head high,
Be strong and have faith - wipe that tear from your eye.

Your man is a Sailor, like those who have gone before,
It's a high price to pay for loving a Sailor!