We built houses out of sand Castles big and bold and grand But blew them away When morning came You built Stations and railways and trains I longed For far-off adventures and planes Yet we stand by the coast Packed a suitcase for a ghost We can take off anytime you like I buried secrets in the dunes You sang a love song for the moon Yet it sounded the same When morning came You built Stations and railways and trains We hid Like matches in boxes and caves Full of wine and yellow light Passing ships in the night I could take off anything you like See you now, by the coast The one who knows me most I could come back anytime you like