Passing Ships

from Story For Another Storm by Chris Webb

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She goes to sleep in her new bedclothes
Listens for the creaky stair
As he skulks down and tastes the water
It tastes as bitter as a lie
He goes to work in his new sportscar
She dreams of times they spent alone
And through the day she sees his warm smile
In the faces of their sons

Like passing ships in the night they will call out the new names from the roof like Juliet in the night. They will toil, till death they will part every day.

He comes back home to find her standing
In her dirty uniform
He kisses her and lives the past days
And in that moment they are teens
She says goodbye and pulls the door closed
He says good evening to his boys
And by the time they're all together
They're together in a dream

Like passing ships in the night they will call out the new names from the roof like Juliet in the night. They will toil, till death they will part every day.

They dress up nice to see the family
They ask the questions, eat the cake
When asked if family life is okay
They smile and and say that it's all good news
Like lovers do they share a coy smile
Knowing love will pull them through
They work the jobs to pay the mortgage
And live for weekends in the pub, in the kitchen, in that old messy house

Like passing ships in the night they will call out the new names from the roof like Juliet in the night. They will toil, till death they will part every day.

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from Story For Another Storm, released March 23, 2016

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