Cowboy Junkies - White Sail

Raise a white sail if you love me
a black sail if you don`t
Seal me up in an impregnable tower
or 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