Cowboy Junkies - White sail lyrics

A black sail if you don't

Seal me off in an impregnable tower

Surround me with an impassable moat

I've heard all the stories told about love

Unattainable and pure

But there is one love of which I'm sure

Your fear as honed as a battle axe

I'll bear my neck, I'll wear the scar

And if my nerve should fail the task

I know your faith will not roam too far

I've heard all the stories told about love

Two souls into one

But this tale of love is one we've just begun

Isoldt had her Tristan

But love potions are not what we need

And Paris had his Helen

But it was infatuation, that was plain to see

What I desire is your trust to inspire

This love for you which grows in me

Plant a rose tree on his grave

And on mine plant a vine

As seasons pass and markers fade

Watch them slowly intertwine

I've heard all the stories told about love

Till death do us part

But our love is a vow which has been wrought

From heart to heart