[Intro (waves + distant choir)] The wind is cold upon the water The ropes are loose, the sails hang low A thousand miles behind our shoulders A thousand storms we came to know ⸻ [Verse 1] The deck is worn from years of thunder The mast still sings with every gale We fought the waves, we chased the horizon Now silent rests the tattered sail ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] No more the roaring midnight sea No more the iron storm ⸻ [Chorus (epic choir)] Leave her, Johnny, leave her The voyage has reached its end Leave her, Johnny, leave her Tonight the storm will bend Through the waves and through the years Through the salt and through the foam Leave her, Johnny, leave her For tomorrow we go home ⸻ [Verse 2] The lantern fades across the harbor The gulls cry over quiet tide Brothers forged in wind and thunder Now walk the shore with steady stride ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] The sea still calls inside our bones But dawn has come at last ⸻ [Chorus] Leave her, Johnny, leave her The voyage has reached its end Leave her, Johnny, leave her Tonight the storm will bend Through the waves and through the years Through the salt and through the foam Leave her, Johnny, leave her For tomorrow we go home ⸻ [Bridge (slow cinematic)] Raise a glass for every sailor Lost beneath the roaring sea For the wind will tell their stories Through the endless memory ⸻ [Final Chorus (huge choir)] LEAVE HER JOHNNY LEAVE HER THE OCEAN KNOWS OUR NAMES LEAVE HER JOHNNY LEAVE HER REMEMBER ALL THE WAVES Through the storm and through the night Through the years we chose to roam Leave her Johnny leave her For tomorrow we go home
