“Northbound on the Midnight Sun” (Verse 1) We cast off lines in the Seattle rain Harbor lights fading through the windowpane Coffee in our hands, jackets zipped tight Chasing wild horizons through the northern night The ocean rolled like a steel blue dream Mountains rose up through the silver steam Everybody smiling on the open deck Leaving all our worries in the ship’s wake (Pre-Chorus) And the gulls cried out like they knew our names As the cold wind carried us away (Chorus) We’re northbound on the midnight sun Where the glaciers shine and the rivers run Through the mist and the pine and the endless sky Watching bald eagles fly so high From Juneau streets to Ketchikan rain Life don’t ever feel the same With your hand in mine and the whole world new On an Alaska cruise with you (Verse 2) Saw whales breaching off the starboard side Everybody cheering as they surfaced high Tiny towns tucked in the rocky shore Like postcards hanging from another world Fresh king crab and a fiddle tune band Snow capped peaks standing proud and grand Late night dancing underneath the stars With frozen breath and warm hearts (Pre-Chorus) And every mile felt farther from the noise Like heaven made a place for restless souls (Chorus) We’re northbound on the midnight sun Where the glaciers shine and the rivers run Through the mist and the pine and the endless sky Watching bald eagles fly so high From Skagway trails to icy bays Making memories that forever stay With your hand in mine and the whole world new On an Alaska cruise with you (Bridge) Blue ice cracking like thunder in the air Silence so deep you can hear your prayers And somewhere between the sea and snow We found a peace we didn’t know (Final Chorus) Still northbound on the midnight sun With the cold wind singing like a loaded gun Every wave and every mountain view Feels a little more alive with you And when we’re old and the years roll through We’ll talk about that ocean blue And the night we sailed where the wild winds blew On an Alaska cruise with you (Outro) Yeah, an Alaska cruise with you… Under the northern lights shining through…
