Where Did I Go

I set out in fair weather with a name I used to know
Full sail and a steady hand, and a shadow in tow
Somewhere past the middle where the charts all run to black
The wind took more than canvas, and it never gave it back

I call my name across the water
The water does not answer back

Where did I go, where did I go
Out where the light can't follow and the cold winds blow
I lost the man I was in the undertow
My shadow stayed on shore, and I went down alone
Where did I go

There is a coast I dream of where a younger man still stands
He waves like he remembers me, both feet in the sand
But every tide I swim for him, the shore pulls further back
And the face beneath the water wears my face, gone slack

I call my name across the water
The water does not answer back

Where did I go, where did I go
Out where the light can't follow and the cold winds blow
I lost the man I was in the undertow
My shadow stayed on shore, and I went down alone
Where did I go

Drift, drift, the sea keeps what it takes
Drift, drift, and a man is what it makes
Of all I was, the waves kept nothing whole
Just salt in the wound, and a bell in the soul

Where did I go, where did I go
Out where the light can't follow and the cold winds blow
If you find the man I was in the undertow
Tell him I am sorry, tell him take me home
Where did I go

I set out in fair weather
I am still out in the rain
And the shadow on the shoreline
Does not answer to my name