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When the Boat Comes In (Lifeboat) Lyrics by Chosen Few (AUS)

Friends, Foes & Firewood

1990

[Verse 1]
We've been through hell together
Ridden the stormy seas
Fractures in love's umbrella
Let the hard times rain on you and me
Sometimes when the sun was shining
We felt its brightest beams
But lived in the darkest shadows
Of our wildest dreams
[Chorus]
When the boat comes in
We will be waiting
Push the lifeboats free
Won't need them anymore
We'll take the strain
Of pulling in the anchor
We will laugh again
Whеn the boat comes in
[Verse 2]
Herе on the dirty sidewalks
Of hand-me-down avenue
Opening last reminders
Isn't anything new?
So I'll spend the waking hours
On the factory floor
Til all that we own is ours
I won't be going back anymore
[Chorus]
When the boat comes in
We will be waiting
Push the lifeboats free
Won't need them anymore
We'll take the strain
Of pulling in the anchor
We will laugh again
When the boat comes in
[Middle 8]
We'll set the sails for open waters
We'll leave the lighthouse far behind
[Chorus]
When the boat comes in
We will be waiting
Push the lifeboats free
Won't need them anymore
We'll take the strain
Of pulling in the anchor
We will laugh again
When the boat comes in
We will be waiting
Push the lifeboats free
Won't need them anymore
We'll take the strain
Of pulling in the anchor
We will laugh again
[Outro]
When the boat comes in
We will be waiting
When the boat comes in
Push the lifeboats free
When the boat comes in
We will be waiting
When the boat comes in
Push the lifeboats free
When the boat comes in
We will be waiting
When the boat comes in
Push the lifeboats free
Credits
Chosen Few (AUS)

Chosen Few (AUS)

About “When the Boat Comes In (Lifeboat)” by Chosen Few (AUS)

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