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THE LAST GOODBYE

THOUGHTS GO BACK TO A DIFFERENT DAY

AS THE SHIP SLOWS DOWN AND LOSES WAY

SHE ENTERS PORT BETWEEN THE WALLS

A TIME TO THINK AND YES , RECALL

HE'S NURSED HER GENTLY DOWN THE YEARS

THROUGH LEAKING PIPES AND BROKEN GEARS

IN WEATHER BAD AND SOMETIMES FINE

BUT NOW HAS COME,  THE FINAL TIME

HIS SAILING DAYS ON THE SEA NO MORE

EARS DEAFENED BY THE ENGINES ROAR

THE FIRESIDE BECKONS HIM AT LAST

SOON HIS SHIP A MEMORY OF THE PAST

THE GANGWAY NOW UPON THE SHORE

HER ENGINES GIVE OUT ONE LAST ROAR

AS IF TO SAY THEIR LAST GOODBYE

THEY FINALLY STOP WITH A GENTLE SIGH

NOW A GHOSTLY SILENCE ALL AROUND

THE ENGINES STOP,  NOW NO MORE SOUND

A FINAL CHECK  IT'S  HARD TO PART

HE WALKS AWAY WITH A HEAVY HEART

A TEAR WELLS UP WITHIN HIS EYE

THE TIME HAS COME FOR HIS LAST GOODBYE

HIS SHIPMATES LINED UP IN A ROW 

HE TURNS HIS BACK IT'S TIME TO GO