These strong southern Winds batter the coast It's bleak at this time of year Debris and memories Scatter the sand As the waters drift and veer The waves crash hard Relentless and free A wild and untamed song They shape the shore As they've shaped you and me Through storms We've weathered long From battered shores New hopes will rise A promise waits And the currents flow The winds will turn Beneath wide skies And guide us To what we've yet to know We'll meet together We'll scream at the sea And find in the echoes The strength to be free The wind will carry Our fears far away Leaving us to welcome The break of day It's time to look forward New starts and new beginnings The tide washes clean What's past is swept away Time to reflect Banish our misgivings The horizon gleams With a touch of gold A promise of peace In the morning's glow The sea's vast story Is waiting to be told A future of hope Where the waves will flow