[Intro] "Three years of dirt and iron... and all I had was that crumpled photo. I remember handing it to Johnny in the rain at Bastogne. I told him: 'If I don't make it, keep her safe for me.' He just nodded... like a brother would." [Verse 1] The taxi dropped me at the corner of 5th The fog was hanging like a ghostly myth I walked the steps with a light in my soul Thinking of the woman who made me whole Johnny got home a few months ahead I was just glad he was living... instead of dead. [Chorus] Oh, the harbor is waiting, the water is deep A promise is a thing that a soldier must keep I’m bringing a gift for the one I adore To lay at her feet, then I’ll wander no more. [Verse 2] I didn't knock, I had my own key I wanted to see her run straight to me But the house was quiet, the air was thick The smell of his cigar made me physically sick I heard a whisper from the room down the hall And saw two shadows dancing on the wall. [Bridge] ("They didn't even hear me enter. They were too busy 'keeping each other safe'. I just reached for the 1911 in my waistband. It felt heavier than it did in France.") [Verse 3] I didn't cry, I just cleared the floor I don't live in that house anymore I wrapped them in canvas, I tied them with lead A soldier knows how to silence the dead. [Chorus] Yes, the harbor is waiting, the water is deep A promise is a thing that a soldier must keep I’m bringing a gift for the one I adore To lay at her feet... on the cold ocean floor. [Outro] "I wanted you to keep her safe. .. She’s safe now. And you’re going to make sure of it."
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