Papion was a sailor
He sailed across the seas
A ship wrapped to his ankle
His ransom was all that he plead
Brought here by his father's hands
Swept out upon their shores
Left him feeling turbulent
Tired, tattered and torn

Chorus
A Change is happening it don't seem the same
The coming attractions the drop of the name
I feel so worthless and you take the blame

Stories are lies with smiles and promises
Broken they amount to the truth
I left you here with what I owned
Everything more than past due
I have no need for this tragedy
Or standing alone in the cold
Left on this ship now this ship I ride
Everything else has been broken

Chorus

Well now on this ship the ship I ride
No more taking me nothing but the tides
taking me away
It takes me more and more each day
And the places I've gone and the things I've seen
There's nothing more a man ever wishes
He could ever be, but still I keep on dreamin'
So I port my ship, slept under the stars
Done lots of things, played in many bars
But I never seem to be satisfied
Enough for myself, for my friends, for my family
From beginning to end they know that I love them all