Ghosts in the Night

Haven't I seen this all before
Where the cliff face meets the shore
With nowhere else to be
Too far gone to reach
My home is the ocean's roar
Before the tide goes out again
I will raise a flag for us
Saving space for beauty and grace
Before I'm returned to dust

Butterflies taken by the breeze
Still end up where they're supposed to be
Powerless and set adrift
Animated to fill the need

For the weekend we can stay
Silence broken
Only by the falling rain
Retire to the firelight
Watching waiting
For any ghosts out in the night

It's keeping me alive
One day at a time
Long enough to reach
That waving flag
Far across the sea