There’s a lamp that won’t light in my poetry room
And children out playing and a big full moon
My man’s barricaded there in his womb
He’ll be coming out soon
I remember when I met him
He blew in like the wind
No one was more beautiful or dangerous than him
He blew through my soul like a tangerine wind
He’ll be coming out soon
I never knew I was built so strong
My heart, my heart is a boat on the sea
I never thought I was built for hurricanes
My heart, my heart is a boat on the sea
Luxury looms on a fog bound day
I’m not alone now and I’m not afraid
I’m clean and I’m free it’s all stripped away
My debts are paid
I wonder if he ever looks down on the sea
And thinks about the time that he spent with me
I know everything’s exactly how it has to be
All’s right with this world
I never knew I was built so strong
My heart, my heart is a boat on the sea
I never thought I was built for hurricanes
My heart, my heart is a boat on the sea
In the cold and the dark, you’re the grace of my heart . . .
