Al Stewart — Life In Dark Water lyrics

Lyrics

Oh come away from the day, here I stay
Living on the bottom of the sea
Down metal snake corridors steely grey
Engines hum for nobody but me No sound comes from the sea above me No messages crackles through the radio leads
They’ll never know, never no never
How strange life in dark water can be Oh mariners spare a thought when you pass
Those who live the submarine life
Far in the deep sonar eyes never sleep
Hiding like a shadow in the night
Jet planes nose through the clouds above me They look for radar traces of me to see
They’ll never know, never no never
How strange life in dark water can be Wonder what the stars look like
Coming out tonight
Tell my girl she must be strong
She sits and waits all night long
Just looking for a better day
She’ll have to find another way to go No memory, tell me what’s wrong with me Why am I alone here with no rest
And now the name of the ship’s not the same
How long has it been «Marie Celeste?»
Now there’s nobody from the crew left
Five hundred years supply of food just for me They’ll never know, never no never
How strange life in dark water can be