"She Took the Wind from His Sails"   by George Strait from the album "George Strait"   Written by Dean Dillon and Donny Kees   Intro:       }Outer banks of North Carolina   Lies a sleepy harbor town   Generations of old sailors   Dropped their sails and }settled down   }Sam he is a young seafarer   Grandson of a schooner man   Catherine is a sail maker?s daughter   Today he?s gonna }take her hand   Chorus:   }Calm }waters   }Wish them }well   His ship?s come in   }She?s put the wind in his }sails   }Catherine is a canvas painter   Paints the sun and sand and sea   Lately she?s been painting a portrait   Sammy is a }dad to be   Repeat chorus   }January brought the fever   Sam was right there by her side   Doctor told him son I?m sorry   But Catherine needs your }prayers tonight   }Morning light brought Sam a daughter   Fever took his better half   Sam gave Catherine to the water   As he held their baby }to his chest   }Calm }waters   }Wished him }well   His ship came in    But }she took the wind from his }sails   His }ship came in    But }she took the wind from his }sails

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À propos de la chanson

Cette chanson raconte l’histoire d’un jeune marin nommé Sam, qui vit dans une petite ville portuaire de Caroline du Nord. Il est amoureux de Catherine, la fille d'un voilier, et se prépare à l'épouser. Leur vie semble paisible, avec des projets de bonheur commun, jusqu'à ce qu'une tragédie frappe. Catherine tombe gravement malade, et malgré la joie de la naissance de leur fille, Sam perd sa compagne. Son bonheur devient un mélange d’amour pour sa fille et de chagrin, car sans Catherine, il se sent comme si le vent avait été retiré de ses voiles. La chanson évoque ainsi les joies et les peines de la vie, entre l'espoir et la perte.