The Proposal / The Night Was Alive

I'll be coming back to you, Darlene.

Back to your dark eyes and hair.

Marry me when I return, Darlene.

And until that day, my love, take care.

Be thee well.

May the lord who watches all watch over thee.

May god's heaven be your blanket as you softly sleep.

Marry me

When you're fin'ly in my arms you'll plainly see

This devoted sailors heartand soul'

Are yours to keep!

Yours to keep...

Every day from G.M.O.M

" Good morning, old man"

To G.N.O.M

" Good night, old man"

My telegraph sends its messages to ships at sea.

Sending out its

Dit dit dah dit dah dit

Dit dit dah dit dah dit

Dit dit dah dit dah dit...

I was young and shy, detached and sad

Spend my days indoors, a home- bound lad.

Hardly spoke, few friends,

I kept myselfe to myselfe

Quite alone.

Then I found Marconi's telegraph.

It could span the planet's width by half

Fifty jards, two thousand miles

The same!

Touch the spark... sound the tone

And the night was alive

With a thousand voices

Fighting to be heard

And each and every one of them

Connected to me...

And my life came alive

With a thousand voices

Tapping out each word

Like a thousand people

Joined with a single heartbeat

Tapping out its dit dit dah dit dah dit

Dit dit dah dit dah dit

Dit dit dah dit dah dit

Everywhere...

Marry me

It's alive with a thousand

May the lord who

Voices

Watches all

Watch over thee

And every one of them

Connected to me

Marry me

So alive with a thousand

Voices

May God's Heaven be

Your blanket