Shadows Of Innocence

I hear a mournful song on the breeze
Whistling through the sails and the rigging of my prison on the seas
And whispering of a face I see
When I close my eyes to sleep

And as the days of my life unwind
Distant memories haunt my mind
I see momentary glimpses, shadows of an innocence
I since have left behind
Lonely echoes of my only chance for love
And a peace I long to find

Can I ever explain
Longing for a man who only brings me sorrow and pain?
Who holds my fate in such distain
He can barely speak God's name

And tell me why is my heart still drawn
To a love I know is wrong?
Sometimes all that is within me
Longs for God to give me
The strength just move on
And how can I face this sleepless night
And another tearful dawn?

And as the days of my life unwind
(And as the days unwind distant memories haunt my mind)
Distant memories haunt my mind
(I can see all of these momentary glimpses)
I see momentary glimpses, shadows of an innocence
I since have left behind

Would I be there in her arms tonight?
And why must I face this sleepless night?
And another tearful dawn
And another tearful dawn