Backwater silent A pocket of peace Driftwood floats by me With the raging sea In little glimpses It comes back to me Rushing sensations As they come, they leave Sometimes I can forget Sometimes I sing to myself Ooh I will reach your shore, Avalon Nothing matters more, Avalon Where the ocean meets the sky I know that's where you lie In a place where memories wane As they wash with the tide Breaker on breaker Removes every trace Wish as they might, but even kings can't Push back the waves Sometimes I'm gone for long Sometimes my nights filled with song Ooh I will reach your shore, Avalon Hear your silent call, Avalon 'Cause where the ocean meets the sky I know that's where you lie And I know all things in time Will wash with the tide I will reach your shore, Avalon Hundred years or more, Avalon Where the ocean meets the sky I know that's where you lie I will know that I've arrived When I wash with the tide