The Ship on His Arm - Emmylou Harris

«Where are you now?»

She writes, «Where are you now, my love?

Do you have food to eat?

Shoes for your tired feet?

Am I the one you’re dreaming of?

Do you know how I miss you?

How I long to kiss you?

Pray for the day you will come

Back to me, my darling one»

He thinks about her

All through the long watches of night

The bullets are flying, young men are dying

He prays for the first crack of light

And when he can finally sleep

Into his dream, she’ll sweep

On the sweet web she has spun

And for a while they are one

When she kisses the ship on his arm

All of his sorrows unravel

He knows he will come to no harm

Over all of the miles he has traveled

Her love is an anchor

Her love is forever

It’s true now her love is the charm

When she kisses the ship on his arm

Blessed are they, these fearless young lovers

Their lives have just barely begun

Blessed is the day they return to each other

After all of the battles are done

And finally they are one

When she kisses the ship on his arm

And all of their sorrows unravel

They’ve come through the eye of the storm

Unafraid of the miles left to travel

Their love is an anchor

Love is forever

It’s true now their love is the charm

When she kisses the ship on his arm