Guys Named Captain

Guys named Captain are always characters Livin' by the water, somewhere in the Americas South or Central or some Virgin Island Barefoot and sun-kissed, always smilin' Guys named Captain aren't haters, they're lovers Livin' life large, but largely undercover Dive bars and cocktails, waitresses, and totems Chasin' the sun, run aground a fossil like Captain Outrageous and Captain Tony I paint around a sailor, hope he wears Chronies Floatin' on the breeze, the salt of the sea Ornery, tattooed, and laughin' Guys named Captain Casanovas and entrepreneurs Full of bravado, that's half the allure The wink of the eye, a shadow we past Laugh lines from blowin' smoke up your glass Like Captain Bligh and Captain Kidd Mutiny on the bounty, loose cannons in the wind Buccaneers with nothing to fear Who go down with the ship, last man standin' Guys named Captain Guys named Captain have sons and daughters Flesh and blood like my father Captain Vick, who played the mandolin And when they're gone, man you miss them Guys named Captain Guys named Captain