Allan Taylor - Joseph

^AmJoseph, he left in the first light of morning The ^Gboatman was waiting, the tide was turning And he ^Fstood for a moment as if to say I will ^Gsee you in passing ^Am

The wind took the sails and he ^Emfloated away Like ^Gso much driftwood washed out of the bay And he ^Fsailed to the island where the sand meets the sky And he ^Gbreathed again ^Am

^AmThere was something about the sand and the sea How it ^Gall comes together, how it's all meant to be For ^Fwater is life and sand measures time For the ^Ghealing

They ^Amsay he found Jesus, but that's ^Emreally not true It's ^Gjust an excuse for the blind and confused For he ^Fsearched for beauty and freedom from pain And he ^Gmade himself well

^AmJoseph, we waited for ^Cyou We ^Gwaited and hoped you'd come ^Dmthrough We ^Clooked to the mail boat to ^Gbring us a word But the ^Csound of the ^G/Bseagull was ^Amall that we heard

^AmNow he walks like a dancer and measures his space So ^Gstrong in his movement and easy with grace And he ^Fcarries his body like one who has seen The ^Ghope of an answer

^AmWay in the distance the island is ^Emthere It ^Gshifts in the sunlight and floats in the air A ^Fhaven for dreamers and lovers who lost And ^Gpeople like Joseph

^AmJoseph, we waited for ^Cyou We ^Gwaited and hoped you'd come ^Dmthrough We ^Clooked to the mail boat to ^Gbring us a word But the ^Csound of the ^G/Bseagull was ^Amall that we heard