To the Sea

An oak of a man, with thick gnarled hands
He was a hero to me
I said oh father, father, why must you go
He smiled and kissed mother on the cheek

He grabbed my shoulders, looked deep in my eyes
Said son now you listen to me
Take care of your mother, someday you'll discover
That we all belong to the sea, we all belong to the sea

I did as instructed, looked after my mother
And I went to the shore everyday
I said "oh father, father why did you go"
As the cold tears rolled down my face

Now that I'm older, its my time to soldier and I shake my fist at the sea
You drown my father, the grief killed my mother, I promise you'll never have me
I'll never belong to the sea

And the waves roll out to the ocean
I called her an old salty bitch
Father, oh father I'm sorry I'll never set foot on a ship
I'll never set foot on a ship