Thank You

We all laugh and tell old stories

Just sitting in the dark

And not one of them knows that when we land I'll disembark

We've spent so much time together

Out prowling on the sea

That somehow this strange group of men became a family

We started out no more than boys

With more guts than brains

Doing what they said could not be done, they thought we were insane!

One by one they wandered to their bunks

Ready for another day

And I'm left alone here with the stars where they can't hear me say

Thank you lads for all you are, and all you've been to me

Thank you for the laughter and for all the memories

Thank you, for being there, through the good times and the bad

And Thank you for being the best mates I've ever had

We have seen success

And we've watched our fortunes grow

And We have shared more happy times than many men will know

We were all there together

When each of us found a wife

And we proudly watched the children grow and have a happy life

And We have shared great tragedy

That none should bear alone

And with every loss and heartache, our brotherhood has grown

I'm not the first to leave, it's true

Some have gone before

I know, without me, the crew will reinvent once more

Thank you lads for all you are, and all you've been to me

Thank you for the laughter and for all the memories

Thank you, for being there, through the good times and the bad

And Thank you for being the best mates I've ever had

With that the coughing starts again

The Crimson hard to hide

I'm sorry my brothers, hope you never know I lied

But this one won't get better, lads

And I know it's true

So I choose to walk away before I burden you

I will say the time is right

For me to go my way

And I know you'll understand, or at least that's what you'll say

I will wish you luck

And watch you sail upon the sea

For the first time in forever, I will just be me

Thank you lads for all you are, and all you've been to me

Thank you for the laughter and for all the memories

Thank you, for being there, through the good times and the bad

And Thank you for being the best mates I've ever had

Thank you lads for all you are, and all you've been to me

Thank you for the laughter and for all the memories

Thank you, for being there, through the good times and the bad

And Thank you for being the best mates I've ever had

Thank you, for being the best mates I've ever had