The lights in the harbor don't shine for me
I'm like a lost ship adrift on the sea

The sea of heartbreak
Lost love and loneliness
Memories of your caress
So divine, how I wish
You were mine again my dear
I'm on this sea of tears
Sea of heartbreak

Oh, how did I lose you?
Oh, where did I fail?
Why did you leave me?
Always to sail

Theis sea of heartbreak
Lost love and loneliness
Memories of your caress
So divine, how I wish
You were mine again, my dear
I'm on this sea of tears
Sea of heartbreak

Oh, what I'd give just to sail back to shore
Back to your arms once more
Come to my rescue
Oh, come here to me
Take me and keep me
Away from the sea

Sea of heartbreak
Lost love and loneliness
Memories of your caress
So divine, how I wish
You were mine again, my dear
I'm on this sea of tears
Sea of heartbreak
Sea of heartbreak
Sea of heartbreak
Sea of heartbreak

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WEBMISTRESS speculates:

This song, like many country songs, overdoes the extended metaphor thing, but Lindsey's guitar comes through loud and clear. I have to admit, the chorus is catchy!

 

GREGORY speculates:

Because of its use in Heartbreak Ridge, this song takes me to unusual places. Growing up in NC and knowing the hard cases that were Marines and the wild minds and weird pieced together souls of men on the edge, this song puts an edge onto that psyche. For the men who see black and white in their relationships; losing a woman that means your heart, there is only one outcome, a bewildering sea of loss. And it is easy to get lost in the relentless motion of the sea. And yet there is a gentleness in its rocking motion and its permanence in the nature of the world. All these feelings churn through my soul when I hear this song.