Row To Shore

The song lyric below came to mind this morning. It’s a co-write between Kim Le Clair and myself. She is an online friend who has been a great support during the last year with all things homesong and more.

I’ve lost the tune, so that will need to be rectified, but it’s simply about the importance of continuing to try and connect to other people, particularly at times when it seems difficult or we had maybe given up on doing so at all.

I see you there 

In your little boat

All alone on the ocean
You’re holding on
You’re still afloat
Anchored by some strange devotion

You’ve been out there

The longest time

Living off your own resources

Maybe now

Now’s the time

To make some other choices

You row to shore
Don’t know what you’ll find there
You row to shore
Fight against the tide
You row to shore
Who knows what you’ll find there
Maybe just
Another place to hide

Now the shoreline
Is getting clearer
You see people just like you
You row  to shore
They’re drawing nearer
Like the morning light
Breaking through

But it’s not too late
For turning back
You’ve always been
Your own best friend
No guarantees
Your heart gets mended
Or that the pain
Will ever end

You row to shore
They gather round you
You row to shore
They help you in
You row to sure
Somehow they found you
You row to shore
And you found them

So row to sure 

Though you be fearful
Of your own shadow
And what might be

You’re not alone
That’s not what you’re here for
So row to shore

Not out to sea