Level 42 - Ship Lyrics






Oceans deep
Drifting as you sleep
Up on the eternal sea
A ship sails

When your ship comes in
Will you be ready to sail with the tide
And when your ship comes in
Will it be a galley full of slaves
Or a sun streaked schooner

You came so far
Between the rocks and shoals
In the blinding night
A may day

When your ship comes in
Will you step on board with a smile
Or will they have to pressgang you
Will the flag that flies in the wind
Say friend or foe
Will you know
Or bear the mark of a pirate bold
With a treasure chest full of fool’s gold
Fool’s gold

When your ship comes in
Don’t try to pack your case with hopes and dreams
It’s all behind you now
This ain't no Sunday cruise this time you
don’t choose your destination
And will a silent wave carry you away
Or will the storm crash down so cold
I spent a lot of fool’s gold
Fool’s gold

Will you be ready when your ship comes in
When your ship comes in
Will you be ready to sail with the tide
When your ship comes in
Will you be ready when your ship comes in
When your ship comes in
Will you be ready to sail with a smile
When your ship comes in





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  1. S.... W....

    Always loved the harmonics of Mark and MIke !!

  2. S.... G....

    Seeing these guys in Brighton in October 2018

  3. G.... C....

    fantastico

  4. G.... W....

    A beautifully haunting song..I love it but its so sad :(

  5. i.... ....

    Love it !!

  6. D.... W....

    isn't it funny how rockand rock folks down play a white group with a little R&B favor this group had some that should have bigger in the mtv era

  7. G.... W....

    a powerful song it can't fail to evoke memories..

  8. R.... E....

    "Don't try to pack your case with hopes & dreams, it's all behind you now, this ain't no Sunday cruise this time, you don't choose your destination." *** How true  **

  9. V.... ....

    Always loved Boon's solo on this. Superb.

  10. h.... ....

    Just superb! ….

  11. B.... N....

    I keep hearing "ready when your shit comes in"

    B.... N....

    omg...im hearing just that now...cheers lol :)

  12. H.... S....

    this song is the first to be worked on by all four original members since the Gould brothers departed the band in 1987. - sweet

  13. G.... ....

    Beautiful and twee in equal measure! Boon Gould's solo is the highpoint ... a very underrated guitarist imho.

    G.... ....

    So sad to learn of Boon's untimely passing today. "When your ship comes in ... will you be ready to sail with the tide?"

  14. P.... L....

    a brilliant song from Retroglide. I look forward to the next album

  15. 7.... ....

    Great retro glide track,in some ways ,reminiscent of the material on the' one man' Album.Thought provoking lyrical content as always.

  16. g.... ....

    Lovely poignant thought provoking video with a beautiful video to match.Having said that though,come on Level42,please do some more funked up classics like "Forever now", "The sun goes down","Turn it on" or " All over you", to mention but a very few!!

  17. s.... ....

    Unlike some bands that wind up repeating themselves, Level has always progressed while still retaining the ciore of what makes them such a great lyrical band. While Mark's bass playing has become more supportive the band's melodic and harmonic complexity has evolved into one of the best bands EVER! Too bad they have never been recognized for their mastery!

  18. s.... ....

    Love the Retroglide album.

  19. a.... ....

    A great ender to the "formal" album called Retroglide - which is taking a step back to look upon. Perhaps we all should take a step back from our busy lives & make sure that "we're ready when our ship does finally come for us". Thanks for posting.

  20. S.... ....

    Arrr, those be some nice images, matey.

  21. N.... R....

    Always kind a liked this song, got a bit of stick when the album came out, me , i think this visual interpretation makes it even better, well done.

  22. P.... L....

    Abso-friggin-lutely!!!! Very impressed lads...been a fan for two and a half decades..see no reason to abandon "ship" now..Mark has always been my inspiration..how about Saint Mark????

  23. A.... 1....

    great song from Boon Gould.

  24. j.... ....

    Well done this VID! And the music is cool!

  25. C.... G....

    but i agree the vid is very well done .. i like it !

  26. C.... G....

    Its a different one .. but i still like it myself .. very sweet! :)