The Isle Of Man

Instrumental Intro

Verse 1

I stood upon the harbor wall

The salt wind tore my coat apart

Three boats were sleeping in the bay

And none of them would bear my name

I left a letter on the table

I left my father's silver watch

Pre-Chorus

And the tide came creeping

The tide came calling

The tide came creeping home

Chorus

Oh the Isle of Man

Where the mountains hold the rain

Oh the Isle of Man

I will find my way again

Through the storm and through the years

I will carry all my fears

To the Isle of Man

The Isle of Man

Post-Chorus

(Sail away, sail away)

(Sail away, sail away)

Verse 2

My brother wrote me twice a year

His letters smelled of peat and smoke

He said the gorse was burning gold

He said the chapel bell still rang

But I was chasing brighter towns

And I was losing all my ground

Pre-Chorus

And the years came stealing

The years came calling

The years came stealing home

Chorus

Oh the Isle of Man

Where the mountains hold the rain

Oh the Isle of Man

I will find my way again

Through the storm and through the years

I will carry all my fears

To the Isle of Man

The Isle of Man

Post-Chorus

(Sail away, sail away)

(Sail away, sail away)

Bridge

Gray is the water

Gray is the stone

Gray is the man

Who wanders alone

But green is the valley

Green is the grave

Green is the welcome

I never could save

Chorus

Oh the Isle of Man

Where the mountains hold the rain

Oh the Isle of Man

I will find my way again

Through the storm and through the years

I will carry all my fears

To the Isle of Man

The Isle of Man

Post-Chorus

(Sail away, sail away)

(Sail away, sail away)

(Sail away, sail away)

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