he was leaving for the sea not to return   said to forget his love like i never learned   beating over my heart when i saw his face   said to focus my love in some other place      i can't be your reason to stay    even if i knew of every perfect word to say   that ships gonna sail so far away   when it does i'll regret every day      well i cried for weeks and didn't sleep for months   tried to forget that i had ever loved   about some careless boy who would leave my side   at the drop of a hat cause he couldn't swallow his pride      i can't be your reason to stay   even if i knew of every perfect word to say   that ships gonna sail so far away   when it does i'll regret every day      but when you don't come back   oh i'll understand   and i'll give my heart to some other man   every time i'll look out at that empty sea   i just hope you're as lonely, as lonely as me      i can't be your reason to stay   even if i knew of every perfect word to say   that ships gonna sail so far away   and when it does i'll regret every day