Telegraph cables hum   And few can decipher who the message is from   And deliver it quietly   'Cause some don't get much company      The harbor becomes the sea   And lighting the house keeps it collision free   Understand the lay of the land   And don't let it hurt you or it will be the first to      The water, the water   Didn't realize   It's dangerous size      The mountain, the mountain   Came to recognize   It's steep and rocky sides   More than realized      Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh      Pale as a pile of bones   You hope for your babies   And this is how they grow      Wind-battered, knocked over   The teeth by the shoulder   Watching the gray sky   That's acting like a good guy      The water, the water   Came to realize   It's a dangerous size      The mountain, the mountain   Came to recognize   It's steep and rocky sides      Came to recognize   It's steep and rocky sides   More than realized