
Nobody Stays Out
[Verse 1: Clarion Welsh male lead, ringing and full, every word to the back wall] Frying the last of the bacon at ten Wind on the window like a fist again Pager on the counter and it lit up red Boat on the rocks off the Gower head Ran down the slipway with my apron on Crew of six and the seventh gone Skipper looked at me with the rain in his eyes Said you can row, boy, so get inside [Chorus: Clarion Welsh male lead, belted, full chest] Nobody stays out there tonight Seven on the rocks and a single light Every one of them home by the morning bright Nobody stays out there tonight [Verse 2: Clarion Welsh male lead, maroon boom, a launch rocket booms over the harbor, then orchestra and drums surge as the boat hits the water] Down the ramp and the bow went under Sea came over like a wall of thunder Waves like houses and the engine screaming Spray in my face and the searchlight beaming Holding the rail with my knuckles white Skipper on the wheel with his jaw set tight Saw the trawler on her side on the stone Seven men waving and they're not alone [Pre-Chorus: Clarion Welsh male lead, climbing, louder every line] Throw the line and hold it, haul them one by one Nobody leaves the water till the job is done [Chorus: Clarion Welsh male lead, belted, full chest] Nobody stays out there tonight Seven on the rocks and a single light Every one of them home by the morning bright Nobody stays out there tonight [Bridge: Clarion Welsh male lead, rising over the orchestra] One, two, the young lad and his dad Three, four, the oldest one they had Five, six, the skipper of the trawl Seven was the last one, and I knew him from the hall [Verse 3: Clarion Welsh male lead, full force, the whole band behind him] Seventh man up was a face I knew Owes me for breakfast since the spring came through Coughing up sea with a grin on his chin Said I'll pay the tab, lad, now pull me in Back at the harbor and the town on the quay Blankets and tea and the wives by the sea Fired up the grill when the sun came high Seven full breakfasts and the tab let fly [Chorus: Clarion Welsh male lead, belted, full chest] Nobody stays out there tonight Seven on the rocks and a single light Every one of them home by the morning bright Nobody stays out there tonight [Outro: Clarion Welsh male lead, the orchestra rings out over the harbor] All seven home Kettle on Nobody stays out [End]

