The Proposal/The Night Was Alive

I'll be coming back to you, Darlene
Back to your dark eyes and hair
Marry me when I return, Darlene
And until that day, my love, take care.

Be thee well
May the Lord who watches all
Watch over thee
May God's heaven be your blanket
As you softly sleep
Marry me
When you're fin'ly in my arms
You'll plainly see
This devoted sailor's heart and soul
Are yours to keep!

Yours to keep.

Every day from G-M-O-M
"Good morning old man"
To G-N-O-M
"Good night old man"
My telegraph sends it's messages to
Ships at sea
Sending out its dit dit-dah-dit dah-dit...
Dit dit-dah-dit dah-dit
Dit dit-dah-dit dah-dit...

I was young and shy, detached and sad
Spent my days indoors, a home-bound lad
Hardly spoke, few friends
I kept myself to myself
Quite alone
Then I found Marconi's Telegraph
It could span the planet's width by half
Fifty yards, two thousand miles the same!
Touch the spark...sound the tone.

And the night was alive with a thousand voices
Fighting to be heard
And each and every one of them
Connected to me...

And my life came alive with a thousand voices
Tapping out each word
Like a thousand people
Joined in a single heartbeat
Tapping out our dit dit-dah-dit dah-dit
Dit dit-dah-dit dah-dit
Dit dit-dah-dit dah
Everywhere...

Marry me
It's alive with a thousand voices
May the Lord who watches all watch over thee
And every one of them connected to me.

Marry me
So alive with a thousand voices
May God's heaven be your blanket as you sleep
Those people joined with a single heartbeat
Tapping out our dit-dah-dit-dah-dit.

Marry me...
Dit dit-dah-dit-dah-dit
Marry me...
Dit dit-dah-dit-dah-dit
Signed "Fred"
Everywhere!
Message received.