Fleet Of Hope

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