Captains All

Long ago when I was just a lad

The other boys hated me, said I made them mad

I guess I didn't fit in with the norm

I'll never know why people are so desperate to conform

But I remember something that you said

Those 9 words of yours stuck inside my head

You said "Prince Charming, ridicule is nothing to be scared of"

So I took it as a rule

I slipped on my finest suit

Shined up my pirate boots

I put a medal on my lapel

I thought of you and gave them hell

We're captains all and we run this show

And we only sail where we want to go

And we live at ease doing as we please

Like pirates drifting out at sea

Most of us have weathered through a storm

And though they say what doesn't kill you often makes you better

We live to tell and carry on

After all, it's nothing but a patch of nasty weather

Some of us are still around

And you're still that dandy highway man that they're too scared to mention

And when you board you make us proud

It's admiral on deck and we're standing at attention

I slipped on my finest suit

Shined up my pirate boots

I put a medal on my lapel

We think of you and gave them hell

We're captains all and we run this show

And we only sail where we want to go

And we live at ease doing as we please

Like pirates drifting out at sea

That's right we're captains all and we run this show

And we only sail where we want to go

If you have orders though

Keep them to yourself 'cause the only ones we follow are our own!

As for the ones whom we adore

Those of our friends who still are lost out in the storm

We raise a glass to you

And leave on a light or two

In case you ever make it home

There's always room on board

We're captains all and we run this show

And we only sail where we want to go

And we live at ease doing as we please

Like pirates drifting out at sea

That's right we're captains all and we run this show

And we only sail where we want to go

If you have orders though

Keep them to yourself 'cause the only ones we follow are our own!