The last ship set sail after midnight
I watched as it drifted from view,
Lost dreams silhouetted in moonlight,
Crushed hopes of a life spent with you.

The wind billowed canvas bears westward,
The rudder steers steady and true,
Far o'er the sea ever onward,
How I longed for our sweet rendezvous.

Just a speck on the distant horizon
Carrying heartache from bow to the stern,
I missed the last ship after midnight,
A ship that shall never return.