[Verse 1]
Black boat on the water
Painted like the night
Steel hooks in the bucket
And the gulls take flight
My gloves smell like brine
My hands know the rope
We head past the break line
With a mile of hope
[Pre-Chorus]
Old map in my pocket
New scars on the rail
If the sea wants a bargain
We don’t flinch, we sail
[Chorus]
Black lobster boat
Rock, rock, roll
Black lobster boat
Bring me back whole
Black lobster boat
Lines in the foam (black lobster boat)
Black lobster boat
Take me home
[Verse 2]
Yellow pots on the deck
Like cages in a row
Each one dropped with a prayer
Down where the cold winds blow
We pull up green water
We pull up stone and shine
We pull up red claws clicking
Like coins on a line
[Pre-Chorus]
Ropes burn my shoulder
Salt burns my cheek
But the tide keeps speaking
In a voice so deep
[Chorus]
Black lobster boat
Rock, rock, roll
Black lobster boat
Bring me back whole
Black lobster boat
Lines in the foam (black lobster boat)
Black lobster boat
Take me home
[Bridge]
If the dawn comes empty
We still know the way
Bow to the hard north wind
And work another day
One more haul, one more turn
One more run through the cold
Black paint, red claws
And a crew made of gold
[Final Chorus]
Black lobster boat
Rock, rock, roll
Black lobster boat
Bring me back whole
Black lobster boat
Lines in the foam (black lobster boat)
Black lobster boat
Take me home