I was talking to the boatman

on a ferry to the mainland

when a girl at the other end caught my eye

she was dressed like a princess

with the look of an actress

must be on her way to Paris, not Tourcoing

How do I bend her line of sight

to a simple boy on starboard's side?

I lost track of the boatman's story

possessed by her lady's glory

she had hardly moved but my world was upside down 

her appearance stopped time and emotion

she silenced the waves of the ocean 

Paris seems so far, not Tourcoing

How do I bend her line of sight

to a simple boy on starboard's side?

(as we sail into night, speechless)
this was my time

(as we slide into the moonlight, ceaseless)
this was my time

(just me and the playwright)
this was my faith

(as we sail into night, speechless)
this was my chance

(as we slide into the moonlight, ceaseless)
this was the day

(just me and the playwright)
I turned away to Tourcoing

How do I bend her line of sight

to a simple boy on starboard's side?

how do I pass my love

How do I bend her line of sight

to a simple boy on starboard's side?

how do I pass my love