Tug On The Line Sun shown down on a cloudless sea We were out on the water, my father and me With several friends of the family along for the ride And out on the calm water we killed the motor And spread our nets wide
Keep your face to the wind and you'll be fine And wait for the tug on the line
Everyone getting restless when we pulled up the net We dropped it down on the deck and everyone's feet got wet And the fish that looked like monsters from way down where the water gets cold Slid down the deck like shuffleboard coasters and made for the hold Everyone's eyes like saucers nobody saying a word
Keep your face to the wind and you'll be fine And wait for the tug on the line
Sailed home in silence across the cold sea Several friends of the family, my father and me Something down below deck that we would try to forget Shapeless and probably nameless as a vet
Keep your face to the wind and you'll be fine And wait for the tug on the line