"Boat Builders" lyrics

Phone it in again, another in the bank
Spoiled by the riches
I had a line to remember and I wrote it in the sand
Tried to go get it but the tide swooned

We are the lucky ones; we ain't got it so bad
Baby, you go all in; sometimes you win, you bet

We are the noise makers
The modern wayfarers
Here be no guts, no glory
There be no guts, no glory

Tell me, why'd I wait so long
To break these chains around me?

We share without knowing
Screams soaring in every direction
We sweat like boat builders and marvel at our work
Smiling at the imperfections

We are the lucky ones; we ain't got it so bad
Baby, you go all in; sometimes you win
We will get up to get down; keep the faith, sing loud

We are the noise makers
The modern wayfarers
Here be no guts, no glory
There be no guts, no glory

Tell me, why'd I wait so long
To break these chains around me?
Why'd I wait so long
To break these chains?

Give them our regards out there
Tell them we'll be back again
New Bedford, bury me somewhere near you

Smiling at the imperfections
As they dissipate over the horizon

From Rain City to Gainesville we ran
Then back to Melville again
With whiskey-soaked tales, half forgotten
Still in the bottle at the bottom

Tell me, why'd I wait so long
To break these chains around me?
Why'd I wait so long
To take the reins of my life?

Why'd I wait so long
To break these chains?
Why'd I wait so long
To take the reins?

We are the noise makers
The modern wayfarers
Here be no guts, no glory
There be no guts, no glory here

I've been guilty; I know that, believe me
I admit, I've been bored, I've been lazy

Down and out on Cherokee Street
Give our regards to them till we return again
New Bedford, bury me somewhere near you

Somewhere near you