Swift Ships
Navigating Love's Seas: A Sailor's Tale of Longing and Loyalty
Lyrics
I was a boy about your age
I reminisce about a time in my youth
If you can believe it
Expressing a sense of disbelief or amazement
When I lifted on a cool trade wind
Recalling a moment when I sailed on a refreshing trade wind
And have never yet to leave it
I have stayed in that moment and never moved on from it
I had the love of a woman then
I experienced love from a woman during that time
If you can believe her
Asking for belief in the sincerity of the woman
Bless swift ships and honest men
Wishing blessings for fast ships and honest men
And the lass that loves a sailor
Expressing appreciation for the woman who loves a sailor
I've shook hands with kings and thieves
Describing interactions with both kings and thieves
And lined my shirt with silver
Having acquired wealth, possibly adorned with silver
But not once in these 30 years
Notwithstanding these experiences, I haven't revisited the past in 30 years
Have I returned to see her
Not returning to see the woman from my past
When these planks and bolts make port
When these ship components dock
Leave these ocean waters
Leaving the open sea behind
A fool is he the man that leaves
Considering foolish the man who leaves behind the woman who loves a sailor
The lass that loves a sailor
My lad
Addressing a young man
Let the land and not the water
Advising to choose land over water
Seal your grave
Suggesting that staying on land is preferable and will ensure a grave on land
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