Fish On The Line

Fish On The Line - Jim Carolan / Neil Herman

SITTING IN A BOAT WITH MARY ANN
NIGHT CRAWLERS IN A FOLGER‚S CAN
FISHING POLES AND OREO’S AT 6 A.M.
AIN’T GOT A NIBBLE ON THE BATE
UNLESS YOU COUNT THAT LICENSE PLATE
WHEN MY DAUGHTER REELED IT IN WE LAUGHED TILL IT ACHED
IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE, WE’RE OUT HERE WASTING TIME
BUT IT’S MORE THEN JUST A FISH ON THE LINE

SUN’S COMIN’ UP AND IT’S GETTING HOTTER
BUGS KEEP BITING BUT THAT DON’T MATTER
WHEN MARY ANN SQUEALS “THERE’S A FISH AND DADDY I GOT HER”
I KNOW IT’S JUST A SIX INCH CARP
BUT TO MARY ANN IT’S A GREAT WHITE SHARK
AND THAT LOOK ON HER FACE WHEN IT GETS AWAY BREAKS MY HEART
IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE, WE’RE OUT HERE WASTING TIME
BUT IT’S MORE THEN JUST A FISH ON THE LINE

BRIDGE:
SEEMS LIKE ONLY YESTERDAY
IT WAS DIAPERS & A STROLLER
SUDDENLY SHE’S 10 YEARS OLD
LORD WHEN DID SHE GET OLDER
SOON IT’S GONNA BE BOYS AND LEARNIN’ TO DRIVE
BUT RIGHT NOW IT’S JUST ME AND MY DAUGHTER
OUT HERE ON THE WATER

WE PACK UP THE POLES, PUT ‘EM IN THE CHEVY
AS WE WALK IN THE DOOR, SUPPER IS READY
MY WIFE SAYS “WHAT A SHAME, YOU DIDN’T CATCH ANY”
BUT I LOOK OVER AT MARY ANN
SHE’S GOT THE WORLD’S BIGGEST SMILE FOR HER OLD MAN
AND MOMMA GIVES ME A WINK ‘CUZ SHE UNDERSTANDS
IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE, WE’RE JUST WASTING TIME
BUT IT’S MORE THEN JUST A FISH ON THE LINE

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OH, IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE WE’RE JUST WASTING TIME
BUT IT’S SO MUCH MORE THAN A FISH ON THE LINE