The fisherman comes up 

Puts his two poles in the sand 

He stares out at the sea 

Just exactly like me 

But I've got a book in my hand 

We will have caught on to something by the end of the day 

But mostly we think about the one that got away. 



I've seen like a bird 

What pleasures the surface can bring 

I've lost my best craft 

Going foolishly back 

To where to Sirens sing 

I've stared up at the place where the water meets the sky 

And though I stopped breathing I still believe I should try 

Maybe a boat in search of lost treasures will pass by. 



'Cause the fleet of hope is so pretty 

When she's shining in the port 

And the harbor clings to the jetty 

For protection and support 

Out in the choppy waters the sharks swim and play 

You're all washed up when Poseidon has his day. 



I've walked through the desert 

Climbed over mountains so high 

Through jungles and plains 

I took buses and trains 

And airplanes across the sky 

But none as seductive as ocean before me alone 

And now I know why 

You layered your pockets with stones. 



'Cause the fleet of hope is so pretty 

When she's shining in the port 

And the harbor clings to the jetty 

For protection and support 

Out in the choppy waters the sharks swim and play 

You're all washed up when Poseidon has his day. 



When I was a girl 

All of my fancy took flight 

And I had this dream 

Could outshine anything 

Even the darkest night 

Now I wait like a widow for someone to come back from sea 

I've always known 

I was waiting for me 



'Cause the fleet of hope is so pretty 

When she's shining in the port 

And the harbor clings to the jetty 

For protection and support 

Out in the choppy waters the sharks swim and play 

You're all washed up when Poseidon has his day.