Capo 2nd Fret Intro: () () () () There’s () port () on () western () bay And it () serves () hundred () ships () day Lonely () sailors () pass the () time ()way And () talk ()bout their () homes And there’s () girl () in this () harbor () town And she () works () laying () whiskey () down They say () "Brandy () fetch an()other () round" She () serves them () whiskey and () wine The sailors say () "Brandy () you’re () fine girl What () good () wife you would () be Yeah your () eyes could steal sa()ilor From the () sea." () () () () Brandy wears a braided chain Made of finest silver from the north of Spain A locket that bears the name Of a man that Brandy loved He came on a summer’s day Bringing gifts from far away But he made it clear he couldn’t stay No harbor was his home The sailors said "Brandy you’re a fine girl What a good wife you would be But my life my lover my lady Is the sea." Yeah () Brandy used to () watch his eyes when he () told his sailor’s st()ory She could () feel the ocean () fall and rise she () saw it’s raging gl()ory And (A) Brandy does her best to under(G)stand () () () () At () night () when the () bars close () down () Brandy () walks through () silent () town And () loves () man who’s () not ()round She () still can () hear him () say she hears him say Repeat 2nd Chorus And Fade Out

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson raconte l'histoire d'une jeune femme, serveuse dans un port, qui attire l'attention des marins. Bien qu'ils la considèrent comme une femme à épouser, son cœur est lié à un homme qui lui est cher, mais qui a quitté cet endroit, emporté par la mer. Elle se souvient des moments passés avec lui et continue de l'attendre, même si la vie continue autour d'elle. Le cadre de cette histoire se situe dans une ville portuaire, un lieu où se croisent des marins et où l'amour et la nostalgie se mêlent. La mer représente à la fois une source de rêve et d'absence, accentuant la solitude de Brandy.