Fishing Boat
by The Mountain Goats
From the album: Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan
Duration: 05:05
Lyrics for Fishing Boat
Free as the wind on the ocean Wild as the rain in the storm Immense out on the grand horizon As a thunderhead taking form Turn in with the stars on the water Rise with the tides in the dawn Be your own boss for the summer Seize the moment before it's gone 16 on a fishing boat Learning to float Some who keep their secrets like treasure Some who tend to cling to the coast No one who can stand staying landlocked For longer than a month at most Free as the churn of the riptide Free as a wreck in the drift Nothing's ever promised to anyone Everything you get is a gift 16 on a fishing boat Learning to float Learning to swim Learning how to tread water Learning how to raise our cries to the skies Like seals to the slaughter Still as the sky on the ocean Mute as the moon overhead Me and Peter Balkan and you, friend Everybody else is dead Turning where the rain won't reach us Rise with the sun all alone Be your own boss for the summer Just once before you're grown 16 on a fishing boat 16 on a fishing boat 16 on a fishing boat We are learning to float