[Verse 1]
Up and down the ebb and flow
Ever-changing as time (ever-changing as time)
History follows where it goes
(Up and down, up and down)
With the water's climb
And when the shoreline recedes
Then what becomes of those we left behind?
They leave tales in kind, and ride on the evening tide

[Chorus]
On the ocean waves, colors sparkle in the night
And tell a story
Of the bygonе days, and a world full of light
And tales of glory
As the seas risе and fall and bring forth the squall
There'll be no doubt
We'll live even when, even when the tide goes out

[Verse 2]
Up-and-down, the ocean sways
To the will of the moon (The will of the moon)
Cross the sea, our people the gaze
(Up and down, up and down)
To its gentle croon
Listen close, its rippling song
Hides in its notes a tale that reminds
Of how our kind arrived on the evening tide
[Chorus]
On the ocean waves, colors sparkle in the night
And tell a story
Of the bygone days, and a world full of light
And tales of glory
As the seas rise and fall and bring forth the squall
There'll be no doubt
We'll live even when, even when the tide goes out