On a ship bound for sunshine 
I started to unwind
and turned my mind to all the things 
that I'd gladly left behind
the woman I'd left crying 
asking where she had gone wrong
perhaps I'd loved her, I don't know 
but it was time that I was gone

then she sat beside me 
a woman old and grey
her eyes were filled with sadness 
her mind was far away
she took me by surprise 
when she reached and took my hand
and said to me the words that I remember to this day

CHORUS
Son, life's a gamble but death you know for sure
and it's only then you'll realise 
if you were rich or you were poor
you think that you're an island but I have to say to you
there are things you see with four eyes 
that you'll never see with two

we worked so hard for many years
so much we went without
we thought retirement and this cruise 
was what life was all about
all the wondrous sights there are to see 
this cruise is sure to bring
but without him standing by my side 
they just don't mean a thing

one day he was part of me 
the next day he was gone
though his heart was like a child's 
it just couldn't carry on
I know you think you've got it all 
with your gold and fancy stuff
but with all the money in the world 
two eyes are not enough

Old lady I still think of you 
and the gift you gave to me
the other pair of eyes I have
so now at last I see

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Words and Music by Nemo James