"Fish and Bird" by Tom Waits

They bought a round for the sailor
And he told them a tale
Of a world that was so far away
And a song that they’d
A song of a little bird
fell in love with a whale

He said, 'You cannot live in the ocean'
And she said to him
'You never can live in the sky'
But the ocean is filled with tears
And the sea turns into a mirror
There's a whale in the moon when it's clear
And the bird on the tide

Please don't cry
Let me dry your eyes

So tell me that you will wait for me
Hold me in your arms
I promise we never will part
I'll never sail back to the time
But I'll always pretend you're mine
Though I know that we both must part
You can live in my heart

Please don't cry
Let me dry your eyes

And tell me that you will wait for me
Hold me in your arms
I promise we never will part
I'll never sail back to the time
But I'll always pretend that you're mine
Though I know that we both must part
You can live in my heart

My illustration for "Fish and Bird" by Tom Waits: [link]

Pencils and watercolours on recycling paper, September 2009

Such a sad story. However it´s one of my favourite songs.