Forever And A Day

When the cold nights of winter
 Weigh heavy on my mind
 I walk down to the river
 To ease my worried mind
 I can see the reflection
 Of the moon on every ice flow in the bay
 And I know that you'll soon be on your way
 And when the pines stand tall and silent
 Beneath the starry sky
 The letter that you wrote me
 I read a thousand times
 I can see the reflection
 Of your face on every ice flow in the bay
 And I know that you'll soon be on your way
 Come back home
 To the ones that love you true
 Come back home
 To the ones that miss you so
 Seems like you were gone forever
 But for you I'll wait forever and a day
 And I know that you'll soon be on your way
 When the first rays of sunshine
 Come melt the night away
 On the day you return
 I will walk down to the bay
 And I'll wait by the water
 Til the ship pulls in that took you far away
 Oh, mother dear, I miss you more each day
 And my brother and my daddy
 I know they both miss you too
 And the waiting would be easy
 If only we could know
 Have you reached your destination
 On some far off shore, wherever it may lay
 And to know that you'd soon be on your way
 Come back home
 To the ones that love you true
 Come back home
 To the ones that miss you so
 Seems like you were gone forever
 But for you I'll wait forever and a day
 And I know that you'll soon be on your way
 Hmm
 Seems like you were gone forever
 But for you I'll wait forever and a day
 And I know that you'll soon be on your way