Richard Shindell - Castaway lyrics

I welcome you my little man Stolen from your sleepy land Cut loose from her, my caloused hand Branded you an exile The ocean parted when you wailed And debris of your catastrophe Set sail inside a silver cup That she handed to me No ocean deep, no mountain tall No liberty, no prison vault Can keep my baby refugee From his own inland sea Where he can play castaway Where he can play castaway Where he can play castaway Now on a dolphin's back I come to you Bounding from across the blue Swollen flood inside my vein To try to explain How someday far below the moon You may live beside a green lagoon And store up pearls for skipping stones And you'll never be alone Ocean fall or ocean rise I see her deep, deep in your eyes I'm an ocean apart from you But you'll always be a part of me 'Cause I can play castaway Two can play castaway Three can play castaway We all play castaway