Song Description

A song about sadness and regret. A ship, sailing under stars, alone on the ocean, was the loniliest image I could image. I came from small towns in Alaska and the Northwest and the lonely ship was very like people I knew ... they're in the song!

Lyrics

Ships on the Ocean
by Jonathan Stratman

1. The evening lamp is lighted
and all around the town,
Boys will comb their hair back,
bum a buck, and come to town.

Chorus:

And the ships are on the ocean
Boys are in the bars,
Girls at home are lonely
And the ship rolls under stars.

2. They?re telling all the stories
Recalling all the fun
How they?d have a game of baseball
On a Sunday in the sun.

Now recalling all their buddies,
How they used to go to war,
They still ain?t stopped the battles
We just never go no more.

Chorus:

3. The last cigars are finished
The last old tune is played,
As the last glass hits the counter
The last respects are paid.

Now we go into the dark, boys,
As we?ll all go in our time,
And I?ll never have no others
Than these good old friends of mine.