he was leaving for the sea not to returnnsaid to forget his love like i never learnednbeating over my heart when i saw his facensaid to focus my love in some other placenni can't be your reason to stay neven if i knew of every perfect word to saynthat ships gonna sail so far awaynwhen it does i'll regret every daynnwell i cried for weeks and didn't sleep for monthsntried to forget that i had ever lovednabout some careless boy who would leave my sidenat the drop of a hat cause he couldn't swallow his pridenni can't be your reason to stayneven if i knew of every perfect word to saynthat ships gonna sail so far awaynwhen it does i'll regret every daynnbut when you don't come backnoh i'll understandnand i'll give my heart to some other mannevery time i'll look out at that empty seani just hope you're as lonely, as lonely as menni can't be your reason to stayneven if i knew of every perfect word to saynthat ships gonna sail so far awaynand when it does i'll regret every day