Story Behind the Song
Acoustic guitar oriented soft rock with amazing lyrics by the great Jimmy Buffett. Jimmy's life long love affair with the ocean is reflected here, and much of my life story is reflected in the song as well.
Lyrics
Mother mother ocean, I have heard you call. Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was 3 feet tall. You've seen it all, you've seen it all! Watched the men who rode you,n, switched from sail to steam. In your belly you hold the treasures that few have ever seen! Most of them dreams, most of them dreams. !Yes! I am a pirate, 200 years too late. The cannons don't thunder, there's nothin' to plunder, I'm an over 40 victim of fate! Arriving too late, arriving too late! I've done a bit of smugglin', and I ran my share of grass. I made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away so fast! Never meant too last, never meant too last. I go for younger women, lived with several awhile. Though I ran em away, they come back some day, and still can manage a smile, it just takes awhile, just takes awhile. Mother, mother ocean, after all these years I've found, occupational hazards seems my occupation's just not around. Fell like I'm down, but I won't wear a frown. Feel like I'm down, gonna head on downtown.
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