Free 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 the 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