I'm waiting on the empty docks Watching the ships come in I'm waiting for the agony to stop Oh, let the happiness in I'm watching as the gulls all settle down Upon the empty vessels The faded whites of their wedding gowns The songs of hopeless selflessness The cold December Sun A cold that blisters The hands of a working man Wasted I'm waiting on the empty docks Watching the ships roll in I'm longing for the agony to stop Oh, let the happiness in Oh, let the happiness in Listen to the waves against the rocks I don't know where they've been I'm waiting for the skies to open up And let the happiness in Oh, let the happiness in