For thousands of years
Man has sailed upon the sea
From fisherman to explorers
In search of their bounty
Out on the seas
There’s a lady that sings
The song of a temptress
All sailors heed the calling
The smell of salt in the air
How the Sun rises and falls
On the horizon waves
Still, they follow the sirens call
The ships captain commands the wheel
Though danger at every turn
His inner fire of conquest
Eternally it burns
As the stormy waves
Become monsters in the night
The safety of land
Nowhere in sight
With desperate prayers
Of captain and crew
To see their families again
More birthdays too
Out there on oceans of peril
Where destiny rolls the dice
Between life and death
The ultimate sacrifice
And should your luck run out
You’ll be in good company
As your family stares out to
The graveyard at sea
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