Keep my eyes upon the flag poles
As I slide out past the waves
Out by that flickering lighthouse
I float away
All the wine inside my bloodstream
Keeps my worried mind at bay
I sing an old Zeppelin song
and toast the day
Feel the tide begin to flow
I do not fear the undertow
The oceans gentle sway
Maybe it's my time to go
Well who among us really knows
The will beneath the waves
Told my girl I was out walking
I would not be far away
But now the land's receding
The sky's gone grey
She has probably started wondering
Where my ramble's taken me
To set the dinner table
Or watch T.V.
Maybe I will find a home
Lost on some deserted cove
An island far away
It may be my time to go
Well who among us really knows
The will beneath the waves
My will lies uncompleted
My family in dismay
I admit I was mistaken
To swim that day