The waves There are waves Sudden waves break over me There are waves Sudden waves over me There are days When the way that I want is not to be And I am lost There are days Broken days When the gales we sail have blown There are waves Sudden waves over me And the sea carries me On a course that's not my own And I'm alone There are storms Sudden storms When the form of life is lost There are waves Sudden waves over me And it's chance Not design Makes the line my life has crossed And I may drown There are bays Peaceful bays In the harbour of your hand Where the waves Sudden waves Cannot reach There are days When the ways Of your words can make dry land And I can stay There are bays Peaceful bays In the harbour of your hand Where the waves Sudden waves cannot reach There are days When the ways Of your words can make dry land And I can stay