I work the long haul on the dockside
   Building boats is what I know
   Each one takes another year of my life
   And then I watch them go
   There are no lights around this harbour
   The tide has never been so low
   You teach them to walk and then you teach them to run
   And then you watch them go. You watch them go
   (Chorus)
   And it's a hard cargo to carry
   To see them slipping away
   And it's a hard cargo to carry
   To see them slipping away, slipping away
   Mary was the one who waited
   Even when the working was getting slow
   You think you know somebody inside out
   And then you watch them go. You watch them go
   (Repeat chorus)
   I believe that when you go
   You leave something behind
   I believe that out of sight
   Is never out of mind
   And then you watch them go, you watch them go...
   And it's hard cargo to carry
   To see them slipping away...
   Slipping away, slipping away