And leave beneath the light
The cigarette of doubt
Oh, soon your
She's counting up the coins
The darkness is so kind
Come and take
Oh, soon your
Oh, soon your
And the anchor hits the sand
Same old sight
With paint on their face
'Til the fingers draw the blinds
Sip of wine
Teasing all the while
And the bottle fills the glass
Sailing will be over
He's swallowed by the street
Now dancing down the drain
To carry from the shore
He's trembling for the taste
And time will have to tell
Lay him on his rack
He asks her of her name
Straining at the oars
Come and take
They gently mock
She waves in swells
The candle is blown out
And not a sense of sin
He's on his feet
They've lived the tale
And sends them on their way
The pleasures of the harbor
Oh, soon your
Sailing will be over
The haze is fast
Sailing will be over
The pleasures of the harbor
She waves in swells
In the alley, red with rain
Come and take
And time will have to tell
Soft is their embrace
Or staring from the rail
The pleasures of the harbor
In the bar hangs a cloud
Sailing will be over
Or staring from the rail
Oh, soon your
Soon your
Time has been her pay
The hour will be short
Till his heart skips a beat
For leisure on the land
The lonely in disguise
To carry to the shore
Sailing will be over
Come and take
The pleasures of the harbor
There's laughter in their eyes
Thrill has blown away
She answers with no shame
In the room dark and dim
The pleasures of the harbor
And sends them on their way
'Til the boys reach the dock
Of passion gone to waste
Time has been her pay
Cry of pain
Come and take
To shipmates he must join
Sailing will be over
Touch of skin
Oh, soon your
And the girls scent the air
Have tied them to the port
In memories of the past
Are clinging to the crowd
To lead them up the stairs
Sailing will be over
The whiskey's loud
Now all alone they lay
And the sea bids farewell
And lift him on their backs
Two strangers in the night
The hungry hands
And the shadows frame the light
And the ship sets the sail
Come and take
The pleasures of the harbor
They seem so fair
Come and take
Straining at the oars
And the sea bids farewell
For love was but a smile
