Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred year's too late
I go for younger women, lived with several awhile
I passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks
Though I ran 'em away, they'd come back one day
But I got to stop wishin', got to go fishin' down to rock bottom again
You've seen it all, you've seen it all
In your belly you hold the treasures, few have ever seen
Just takes a while, just takes a while
I made enough money to buy Miami but I pissed it away so fast
Mother, Mother Ocean, after all the years I've found
The cannons don't thunder, there's nothin' to plunder
Watched the men who rode you, switch from sails to steam
I've done a bit of smugglin' and I've run my share of grass
My occupational hazard being my occupation's just not around
Arriving too late, arriving too late
Never meant to last, never meant to last
I feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptown
I'm an over-forty victim of fate
Just a few friends, just a few friends
And I have been drunk now for over two weeks
Still could manage to smile
Most of 'em dream, most of 'em dream
