Hostile Waters

Whenever you board a ship

You put your life in the captain's hands

And sometimes this could be a man

With a complicated inner life

Your own life depends on him

Gambling on his decisions

Hoping for some better days

On the way to a new shore

She's the pride of our seas

She is what we all admire

She's a baby in a basket

A book in a bonfire

We are leaving hostile waters

At full force straight ahead

Watching out for good conditions

Leaving behind what we dread

Here we are now in open waters

Pirate ships follow in our wake

The navigator has a scheme

To outrun all our enemies

Finally we've reached clear waters

The new shore not far from here

A dangerous passage left behind

With obstacles and enemies

She's the pride of our seas

She is what we all admire

She's a baby in a basket

A book in a bonfire

We are leaving hostile waters

At full force straight ahead

Watching out for good conditions

Leaving behind what we dread