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THE FIRST BELIEVER
IT NEVER GETS ANY EASIER
AS THE YEARS KEEP MARCHING ON
AND THE CHANCE OF US FINDING ACCEPTANCE
JUST WEAKENS OUR WILL TO STAY STRONG
THEN JUST AS IT SEEMS SENSIBILITY
IS SHINING A LITTLE BRIGHTER IN THOSE SKIES
HE SWITCHES OUT ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL LIGHT
AND IN THE DARKNESS...HE LEAVES US WONDERING WHY
AND NOW THE SHORES ARE YOURS
OF HEAVEN........... FOREVER MORE
AND WHEN YOU WALK YOUR HEART THROUGH PARADISE
YOU WILL FIND OUR WORLD ON THEIR FLOORS
EVERY SHELL ECHOES OUR VOICES
AND WHEN OUR LOVE COMES SAILING THROUGH
THE FIRST BELIEVER WILL LIFT YOUR ANCHOR
SO ALL YOUR PRAYERS....SAIL SAFELY HOME TO US
IF SENSE COULD FIND A MEANING
THEN AT LEAST WE'D HAVE A CHANCE
TO THINK ABOUT HOW HE DECIDES ON TAKE
AND PERHAPS WE MAY TRY TO UNDERSTAND
WHY PRAYER CANNOT REVERSE THE RUINS
SO OUR WORLD COULD BE A SEA OF SUNNY SMILES
WATCHING THOSE WE LOVE JUST TRYING TO TWINKLE
AND THEN THAT DARKNESS..IT COULD NEVER CLOUD OUR EYES
AND NOW THE SHORES ARE YOURS
OF HEAVEN........... FOREVER MORE
AND WHEN YOU WALK YOUR HEART THROUGH PARADISE
YOU WILL FIND OUR WORLD ON THEIR FLOORS
EVERY SHELL ECHOES OUR VOICES
AND WHEN OUR LOVE COMES SAILING THROUGH
THE FIRST BELIEVER WILL LIFT YOUR ANCHOR
SO ALL YOUR PRAYERS....SAIL SAFELY HOME TO US
AND NOW THE SHORES ARE YOURS
OF HEAVEN...... FOREVER MORE
AND AS HARD AS LIFE GETS
WE MUST SAIL ON AND RESPECT
THE FIRST BELIEVER
THE FIRST BELIEVER is dedicated to the life and memory of Richard Peacock who so sadly lost his life in a tragic motor bike accident in Portsmouth on 05 - 05 - 2005. Richard was a Petty Officer on HMS INVINCIBLE. Giving is the greatest gift in life and I feel so privileged to have crafted the words which will allow Richard to sail around the world forever. By request, a beautifully framed edition of "The First Believer" has been forwarded on to the British Admiralty.
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