On a boat on the coast off Jersey In a ship with a mission of mercy No dark clouds were around so no worry We were in…no big rush No one bothered us to leave them or come No one calling us or making us run
On our own, not a soul was in sight there Only ocean ’cause no boats were for miles there No one fishing, no one swimming or diving We felt free! All alone! Who needs a radio, TV or a phone? We left our worries and concerns all at home
Maybe we’ll race like a train on a rail Maybe I’ll tack or hold back on the sails Maybe we’ll latch on the back of a whale All this in one…afternoon! We didn’t have to be back real soon And then we’ll fly by the light of the moon
You know, you always want to go to the border It’s human to want to do this, explore that And so we always want to go to new waters We have a need…to see far Some have a need to somehow reach a star Others believe they’ll somehow be a star
When the quiet sweet sigh of the sea calls With her wide-open miles you don’t see walls In the palm of her hand you sure feel small And you’re put…in your place Not a worry or a look on your face Just a hurry to be put in the race
Birds of a feather, so they say, flock together And to a treasure all the seagulls had led us At shallow depths that the sonar won’t measure we found some big…schools of blues We ripped off heads to let the stubborn hooks loose and followed gulls to yet another school
First we heard from a bird in the distance then observed what confirmed our suspicions What we learned would unnerve any fisherman It came from far, far away! It would haunt me even to this day when we saw what was coming our way
Once I had met him! I mean it, once I had met him! Once I had met…him! I mean it, once I had met…him
We brought no guns, couldn’t run from this trouble Just wanted sun and some fun on the double But this sight meant our lives were worth nothing They were throw…ing down logs for stopping boats and big yachts such as ours we couldn’t go ’cause we came to full stop
They were waving were making some gestures Some were drinking and were winking at Jenny In the clutches of a bunch of degenerates Some shook guns…over heads Looked like our lives were coming to an end And no way to save ourselves without friends
“Whatcha doing? Why ya screwing around here?” “If we waste ya only waves hear a sound here!” “Want ya babe, you can lay it right down here!” “We want more…than just hugs!” “Like what you got there underneath of that rug!” “We’ll take your yacht, you won’t be needing it much!”
Then they turned when they heard a strange whining Dropped their things when the ring was deciphered Coming through on a new horizon was a big…Coast Guard ship Moving to us at a rapid clip So the pirates had to let it rip
Once I had met him! I mean it, once I had met him Once I had met…him I mean it, once I had met…him
I never knew what good news I’d soon hear when what up till then I’d been dreading and fearing Stuff was thrown and I got my throat cleared and he said he saw…our distress “They account for about a dozen wrecks!” He said he came to somehow clean the mess
Once I had met him! I mean it, once I had met him! Once I had met…him Sweet Jesus! Once I had met…him!
My life would never be the same!
Once I had met him I mean it, once I had met him Once I had met…him I mean it, once I had met…him!
At night we love go out in the moonlight In the event you go out just keep moving With your friend in the end you will soon see you’re like a ship…in the sea You are ready to be sent to a need You are steady, you were meant to be free