Free Like the Fish

from The Odds of It All by Ships at a Distance

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Way down on the eastern side,
where the steam boats roll,
you'll find me on the morning tide,
just shoveling coal.
My lungs are a mineshaft,
but my mind is a sail,
so I'll fly like an arrow
or I'll dive like a whale.

Roll on mama, roll on fast,
roll on mama, you know it ain't meant to last.

Down by the furnace,
it's the wind that I crave.
But this dust-breathing dragon
has made me his slave.
The Sirens are singing,
and they're calling my name.
The men here are wild,
but the ocean is tame.

Roll on mama, roll on fast,
roll on mama, you know it ain't meant to last.

Dive in, dive in, now don't pity me,
I can float, I can swim, it's the fish that are free.

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from The Odds of It All, released October 31, 2015

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Ships at a Distance Davidson, North Carolina

Ships at a Distance is a North Carolina folk trio with one foot in Appalachia and one foot in the city.

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