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 them are dreams Yes most of them are dreams
Yes, I am a pirate a few 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' well 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 It's 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've got to stop wishin', got to go fishin'
down to rock bottom again
Just a few friends Just a few friends
Just a few friends Just a few friends
