Traded sea for land
Now my home my friend
There's an island down in the south
Where I chose to spend the rest of my time
Long time ago when we were young
You sailed the seas and I followed you around
Never set my tail on the ground
Sea was my home, sea was my town
Come to me, I wait by the sea
Play me a tune about the far desert dunes
Now my hair is green
My tail, once blue, now brown roots
I'm still singing to the waves
I just put away my swimming suit
Used to be a maiden of the seas
Now a tree in the sun never leaving the ground
I still breathe the ocean breeze
And I sing out your name in hope that you'll come around
Come to me, I wait by the sea
Play me a tune about the far desert dunes
Come to me, I wait by the sea
Play me a tune about the lands that a mermaid tree can't see
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