Once this was a shipyard Now it is a graveyard But sometimes in the evening I see the ghosts of ships still passing by Once this was a place where Dreams flew in the grey air Somewhere on this cold quay Fathers kissed their wives and kids goodbye The fishermen went sailing For long forgotten treasures How ever high the waves they'd take the fight And as the sun was setting And darkness fell around them They thought they saw atlantis in the night But it was only harbour lights Once this was forever Now it is forgotten People worked and died here But now it's only memories fading out May happiness and fortune Guide you �cross the ocean A bottle cracked, the future seemed so bright And as they raised their glasses And drank to pleasant journeys They thought they saw manhattan in the night But it was only harbour lights Once this was a shipyard Now it is a graveyard Bur sometimes in the evening I see the ghosts of ships still passing by See the ghosts of ships still passing by