A Pirate Looks at 40

Mother, Mother Ocean

I have heard your call

I wanted to sail upon your water since I was three feet tall

You've seen it all

You've seen it all

Mother, Mother Ocean

I have heard your call

I wanted to sail upon your water

Since I was three feet tall

You've seen it all

You've seen it all

I 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 dream

But most of 'em dream

Yes, I am a pirate

A few hundred years too late

The cannons don't thunder, there's nothing to plunder

I'm an over 40 victim of fate

Arriving too late

Arriving too late

Well, I've done a bit of smuggling

And I've run my share of grass

I made enough money to buy Miami

But I pissed it away so fast

It's not meant to last

It's not meant to last

Well, I have been drunk now for over two weeks

I've passed out, and I've rallied, and I've sprung a few leaks

But I gotta stop wishing, I gotta go fishing

Down at rock bottom again

With just a few friends

With just a few friends

Mother, Mother Ocean

I have heard your call

I wanted to sail upon your water

Since I was three feet tall

You've seen it all

You've seen it all

And I have been drunk now for over two weeks

I've passed out, and I've rallied, and I've sprung a few leaks

But I gotta stop wishing, I gotta go fishing

Down at rock bottom again

With just a few friends

With just a few friends

With just a few friends

With just a few friends

With just a few friends

With just a few friends

And just a few friends

But just a few friends