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 me 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? A song i heard the ocean sing A shining light in darkness deep Ten years before the mast I heard the ocean sing