FISHERMAN'S BLUES

M. Scott / S. Wickham
BUY SONGiTUNES 

Oh, I wish I was a fisherman tumbling on the sea
far away from this dry land and its bitter memories,
casting out my sweet line with abandonment and love,
no ceiling bearing down on me except the starry skies above...
with the light in my head
and you in my arms.

Oh, I wish I was the brakeman on a hurtling, fevered train
crashing headlong into the heartland like a cannon in the rain,
the beating of the sleepers and the burning of the coal,
watching towns that pass by me on a night that's full of soul...
with the light in my head
and you in my arms.

Oh, I know I will be loosened from the bonds that hold me fast,
and that these chains that hang around me will fall away at last,
and on that fine and fateful day, I will take life in my hands,
I will ride on that train, I'm gonna be that fisherman...
with the light in my head
and you in my arms.

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