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Saltwater Family

By Jimmy Shoals · The Saltwater Sessions: Legends Of The Summer

Ahoy there, Shoal Mates, come aboard and let's set sail! Raise your flags and tell your tales—on this sea, we never fail. Met a parrot-talking poet on a boat named "Don't Ask Why," Told tales of rum and rescue 'neath a Tortola sky. He swore he danced with sea ghosts by the phosphorescent light, And drank truth with a mermaid just past midnight. We're the saltwater family— (Oh, come along!) Laugh loud, drift free, (Drift free!) Raise your glass and sail that breeze, (Raise it high now—feel that breeze!) From Konk Republic to the Seven Seas. (Hey now!) We don't need roads, we ride the swell, (Shoal Mates, raise some shell!) Living our stories no maps could tell. (Ohhhh… tell it loud!) If you hear the song, then you belong— (All aboard!) Harmony strong, we're ocean-born! There's a dreadlocked diva in St. Croix with a scar and a smile, Sells mango moonshine and wisdom, island-style. She says, "Love's a tide, it comes and goes," But her stories stick like sand between your toes. We're the saltwater family— (Oh, come along!) Laugh loud, drift free, (Drift free!) Raise your glass and sail that breeze, (Raise it high now—feel that breeze!) From Konk Republic to the Seven Seas. (Hey now!) We don't need roads, we ride the swell, (Shoal Mates, raise some shell!) Living our stories no maps could tell. (Ohhhh… tell it loud!) If you hear the song, then you belong— (All aboard!) Harmony strong, we're ocean-born! No matter where the current takes you, The salt and sun will always claim you. We found each other drifting on the sea— Different stories, one saltwater family. There's a barman down on Coconut Cay, Tells tall tales and pours 'em the same way. Wears a shark tooth and a weathered grin, Says, "Every pour's a story—now where you been?" He's got maps in his mind and salt in his soul, And a tiki torch bar on a sun-kissed shoal. We're the saltwater family— (Oh, come along!) Laugh loud, drift free, (Drift free!) Raise your glass and sail that breeze, (Raise it high now—feel that breeze!) From Konk Republic to the Seven Seas. (Hey now!) We don't need roads, we ride the swell, (Shoal Mates, raise some shell!) Living our stories no maps could tell. (Ohhhh… tell it loud!) If you hear the song, then you belong— (All aboard!) Harmony strong, we're ocean-born! So toss the anchor, stay awhile, (stay awhile) Trade your troubles for a tiki smile. (One more round!) Let the sunset be your plan, With salty hearts and sunburned tans. We ain't lost, we're just at ease— Sailing forever on the tropic breeze. (Sail forever) (Saltwater Family) Saltwater family… that's who we be.
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