For whom I went a searching, on a bright blue sea,
there was one I was a searching
just one pebble on its floor
no pebble will I stand for
I am so much wishing for more
for this one I am searching, is the one that will love me

so out a many day we sailed, so merry hour was spent, but we did keep a watch
for if I failed and missed her, my heart would always repent
for she I loved, somewhere out on the sea
with all her love, just waiting to be with me
so for many days we searched to see what this world held out for we

slowly our crew dwindled to few, of the last I was true and brave
I looked into the sea, searched out every cave
my thoughts of never finding, a true love came to me
so when at last I saw her, my heart was filled with glee

we danced upon the rivers and we danced upon the sea
and the thoughts of loosing her never came to me
for she was built of beauty, she was a creature so free
and she was the women who always would love me

but slowly of me she tired, that that her eyes did not show
for when I stretched to see them, she ran from me to go
to go to were I knew not, to nowhere I could see, but in the end she always returned her heart to me

so one day when from me she fled my heart soon filled with dread
but then I thought she’d come back, with all the things we said
but that’s the problem with promises, so rarely are they kept
and yet some of you manage to stopping pain you seem adept
so that was the road I wandered when from me she ran away
for others didn’t need this, the pain she caused to me

but that soon proved a path of blindness, as slowly I learned was the sea
but never did I see this till it was to late to stop hurting me
but then I did not matter, so rarely could my heart go soaring free
till I broke the chains she still had tied to me
so finally I stood up my heart now feeling free
to love again to die again, more pain from you to me

but this I did not worry, only great was destined for me
someday maybe this will ring true
but that’s just not for me to see
for I just kept on walking looking right in front of me
not planning for a future I so wanted I so wanted to see

so tittle this and tittle that, and fall down far from me
for you sir are the drunkard, surely it is not me
but looking at my feet again, I see my steps fall slowly and I smile giddily
for I sit down and cast away the drink that poisons me, I cast away the shadows, so there is truth to see
and beneath the drunkard, a few can see the me

so I slowly reach up to the sky, for it is my time to leave
but cast down from any heaven, for the sins I have committed I am soon condemned
so deep away I hide me, from the prison that should be my den
I closed my eyes real tightly, I hid beneath a stone, for there I thought I could hide, and I could stay alone
but give it to the gods, to present to me, a gift of endless joy
for beneath the rock I hid I found this countless prize
something started bothering me, so slowly I opened my eyes
and sitting right in front of me was the women I despised
she said she meant not to hurt me, it was just a small mistake
but strong I stood against her will, and through her I did see
and gratefully for me you see for soon I saw the sea
so many years with it I spent the greatest of my days
sitting there, drinking wine soaking up the rays

so in the end I swam away out to my true love for always had she been with me
even in the arms of another, she still embraced me
but yet I never saw her, yet now she’s all I see
me one true love my pebble, my true love is the sea

Richard DeLong
4-14-98