Glitter Boat

Story Behind The Song

My dad had a boat with glitter in the paint. He grew up boating, fishing and shrimping on the South Carolina coast and passed on a love of the ocean to his kids.

Song Description

The passage of time, desire to return to the past

Song Length 5:04 Genre Folk - Rock, Country - Alternative
Tempo Medium (111 - 130) Lead Vocal Female Vocal
Mood Peaceful Subject Change
Similar Artists Sheryl Crow, Lucinda Williams Language English
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

GLITTER BOAT

VERSE I:
My little brother in an orange life jacket
Showing off his permanent teeth
He?s got a line in the water--
He?s taking a lesson in perfect peace
My mama dropped her Jackie O glasses
They?re drifting to the bottom of the deep
But she doesn?t want to upset my daddy
And she?s keeping her eye on me

(She says)
CHORUS:
Smile, come on and wave
Like you?ve really got it made
Like you?re in a big parade
Before this glitter boat fades

VERSE II:
We knew Dad was the great navigator
He knew the secrets of the sea
He was more than just a good car salesman
He was one with the mystery
He used to take us out to deserted islands
Where we?d find whale bones and shells
One day we brought home forty flounder
It?s a story we still love to tell

CHORUS:
Come on and smile, come on and wave
Like you?ve really got it made
Like you?re in a big parade
Before this glitter boat fades

BRIDGE:
Me and Dad--oil and water
I couldn?t see things his way
He?d cross his arms and I?d roll my eyes
Not thinking of a word to say
We drank a warm Check Cola on the sparkle bow
If I knew then, what I know now
I take the picture album from the shelf
Look at me and tell myself?

CHORUS

VERSE III:
Years rolled by like the ocean tides
And last September Daddy died
Mama called me up the other day
Said she gave the old glitter boat away

CHORUS X 2

Lyrics Melanie McMillan Music Melanie McMillan
Producer Kevin Smith Publisher Beach Glass Music
Performance Melanie McMillan, Kevin Smith Label Bluer Seas

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