Carolann Solebello: words & music

She stood there waving by the ocean
He’s blowing kisses from the deck
When are you coming home, my darling
To feel my arms around your neck?

And though she’s sad, it’s not the first time
Nor will it nearly be the last
It seems goodbye is getting harder
With every furlough flying past

Long time gone

She’s never understood his reasons
For up and running off to sea
She goes about her life alone here
And counts her nights in cups of tea

Long time gone

Rolling between, the red tide of time
Swallows the dream of love left behind

He writes he’s coming home forever
Nigh on a fortnight from today
It seems she never got the pages
For she has packed and gone her way

Long time gone