Mark Knopfler - The Trawlerman's Song - Live From Shangri-La Studios lyrics

We're taking on the water, diesel and stores
Layin' up a while before I'm back on board
They're patching her up to go fishin' again
Weldin' her rudder, scrubbin' her keel
Scars on her belly need time to heal
In the dock with the trawlermen

I know all the people there's nobody new
Soon we'll be leavin' with the same old crew
On the greener water yeah, the tumbling sеa
They ain't running like the good old days
Timе's just slipping down the old slipways
In the dock so dear to me

Dark is the night
And I need a guiding light to keep me
From founderin' on the rocks my only prayer
Is just to see you there at the end
Of my wandering back in the dock la la
Lalala laa lala
Laa lala

I could use a layoff getting my strength back
But there's a loan to pay
Off and a few skipjack so, it's a turnaround
Back in the southerly wind
Pirates coming in to steal our gold
You can count yourself lucky with
A profit in the hold in the dock
When we come in

Dark is the night
And I need a guiding light to keep me
From founderin' on the rocks my only prayer
Is to see you there at the end
Of my wandering back in the dock laa lala
Laa lala