I never meant to hold the tide at all
I only meant to keep
A lantern in the bay
Beneath my ribs runs one steady thread
And every turn is yours
No other course will do
I've traded every compass
For harbour light alone
I only want to be the one you steer
And with your quiet answer
That you have felt it too
I'll have arrived at every shore I dreamt of
Believe it now
I never meant to hold the tide at all
I only meant to keep
A lantern in the bay
I never meant to hold the tide at all, love