When it's late in the evening, no light and no sound Mind is on empty, defenses are down I'll shut my eyes to an ocean of blue And run to you I'll run to you My bow bounces over the foamy white crest I'll hold fast the tiller and pray for the best And when the storm smashes my raft of bamboo I'll run to you I'll run to you And all the emotions and thoughts in my brain Are an army of soldiers camped out on the plain They're sleeping in the sun And the soldiers in the army are tired and slow You can set them all up in a row And see how they run The fisherman wakes at the first light of day He casts out his nets in the calm of the bay And when he gets lonely in his tiny canoe He'll run to you He runs to you The captain is losing his taste for command He slaps at mosquitoes with the palm of his hand His uniform's dirty, his report's overdue So he runs to you He runs to you And all of my dreams and desires for more Are a navy of sailors washed up on the shore They're sleeping in the sun And the sailors in the navy are tired and slow You can set them all up in a row And see how they run And all of my clumsy attempts to explain Are a poor ragtag army marching home in the rain You can shoot them one by one And the soldiers in the army are tired and slow You can set them all up in a row And see how they run