It's quiet other than the constant roar of the mains

I stare out the dark windows while it lightly rains

Jimmy buffet plays in the background "Come Monday"

While the six foot sea makes the boat begin to sway

Not a ship in the ocean just the big blue and me

No stars out tonight at least of what I can see

Faint sounds of chatter clutter on my vhf radio

Doing a crawl at five knots northbound we go

Lights flicker across the dash as the radar sweeps

The nextell phone getting signal occasionally beeps

The auto pilot maintains course with a click, click

A front passing through is making the air thick

Most the crew is asleep so there's not much going on

Two more hours before I can go to sleep at dawn

The wind is out of the south following from behind

Thoughts of home seem to dance through my mind

A light breeze blows through the open door

The heat from the day is now gone for sure

Our AC is broke so the cool air is a blessing

When it will be fixed is not worth guessing

My barge is tracking astern right in my line

As of now everything seems to be just fine

The weather tomorrow will bring up a gale

Making our trip north a bit rough of a sail

So I will take this serenity in while it last

For  very soon that will change really fast

Im getting tired so I'm ready for the night to cease

Go lay my head in my pillow and rest in peace

03/10/11