Mother, mother ocean
I have heard you call
Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tall
You've seen it all, you've seen it all
I've watched the men who rode you
Switch from sails to steam
And in your belly you hold the treasures few have ever seen
Most of 'em dreams, most of 'em dreams
Yes I am a pirate
Two hundred years too late
The cannons don't thunder, there's nothin' to plunder
I'm an under-forty victim of fate
Arriving too late, arriving too late
I've done a bit of smugglin'
I've run my share of grass
I made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away so fast
It's never meant to last, never meant to last
Well I have been drunk now for over two weeks
I passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks
But I got stop wishin', got to go fishin'
Down to rock bottom again
With just a few friends, just a few friends
I go for younger women
Lived with several for awhile
And though I ran 'em away they'd come back one day
And I still could manage a smile
It just takes a while, just takes a while
Mother, mother ocean
After all these years I've found
My occupational hazard being my occupation's just not around
I feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptown
I feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptown
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