Sunset by the harbour, and there's autumn in the woods Low cloud that hides the hill, a silver misty shroud The last ferry leaving, ah, but we are left on shore A cold night in a strange hotel before we come home once more Running home to you Running home to you At the first sight of the morning light I'll be running home to you I will show you these islands, as they sleep amongst the tides Out beneath a changing sky where the breakers ride And we'll walk down by the water as the sea tugs at the sand Till the cold steel of the waning sun drives the traveller safe inland Running home to you Running home to you At the first sight of the morning light I'll be running home to you There's a skylark sings in Lothian and I'm weary for her song Though the clear stars of the northern sky tempt me to linger on All the world lies open in the silence of the night And I'll dream I see your smiling face till we greet the morning light Running home to you Running home to you At the first sight of the morning light I'll be running home to you Running home to you Running home to you At the first sight of the morning light I'll be running home to you