Shadows on the water, 
From a memory that turns inside, 
From the last time I saw you happier, 
Than I've seen you, than I've seen you in a long time. 

And all these faces, oh how they adore you 
With every blessing, every strength of the storm. 
And it seems to me it all worked out so different 
Funny how distance and time they don't change at all. 

So may your worries, may your worries 
Never fall too loud. 
And may you stay here, may you stay here 
Happy in your own skin, 
On the ninth cloud. 

Cold to every warning, 
Oh these ships that passed through, years before 
And bolder now, than a brand new morning, 
With the sun on your face, 
The bruise and the breaks of these careless arms. 

So hold your body, hold your body 
Strong in these winds that blind 
And may I find you, may we sit together when we're grey 
and old, 
On cloud nine. 

This life will move you with every step outside, 
It's alright, it's alright 
My arms are open wide for you 
This life will move you as graceful as the tide 
It's alright, it's alright 
Loosen the fears that fears that bind you. 
Loosen the fears that fears that bind you.