A song I heard the ocean sing A shining light in darkness deep I prayed a prayer into the tide And both they soothed me in my sleep For every season that has passed I prayed a prayer into the tide A shining light in darkness deep In my ten years before the mast For every season that has passed I laid my body o'er the side A shining light in darkness deep I prayed a prayer into the tide How can I answer questions I've known? How can I answer questions I've known? How can I answer questions I've known? How can I answer questions I've known? A song I heard the ocean sing A shining light in darkness deep Ten years before the mast I heard the ocean sing