A Pirate Looks At Forty by JIMMY BUFFETT
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A pirate looks at forty
mother mother ocean I have heard you call
wanted to sail on your waters since I was 3 feet tall
you see it all, you see it all
watching every road you switch from sail to steam
in your belly you hold the treasures few have ever seen
most of 'em dream, most of 'em dream
yes I am a pirate 200 years too late
the cannons don't thunder there's nothing to plunder
i'm an over 40 victim if fate, arriving too late, arriving too late
and I 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
never meant to last, never meant to last
and I have been drunk now for over 2 weeks
I passed out and I rallied and I stole a few weeks
but I got to start wishing got to fishing
down to rock bottom again
just a few friends, just a few friends
I go for younger women lived with 7 a while
though I ran 'em away they'd come back for a day
still could manage a smile, just takes a while, just takes a while
mother mother ocean after all the years I've found
occupational hazard beat occupations just not around
I feel I've drowned I'm gonna head out of town x2