Pirates

Toss your scabbards, you scurvy lot
And give this battle all you’ve got.

Grab your swords and let’s fight again.
Just think back and remember when
You raped and pillaged to your heart’s content
And lived and loved to God’s fullest intent.

Weren’t you happy and full of life?
Loving each day whether peace or strife,
Risking your all for a moment’s gain
And losing the booty in a gambler’s game.

Wasn’t the sun somewhat brighter then?
If not, can you remember when?
And didn’t each breath fill you with joy?
Come, let’s challenge death with each ahoy.

You know the bastards are going to win;
To get nothing in return, that’s the sin.
Take from life whatever you can
And give back more, that’s the plan.

Don’t get lost in what’s long gone past;
Look around and see that nothing lasts.
The ship is sailing, there’s no time to waste.
Get on board, there’s the wind to taste.

Smell the ocean and feel the breeze.
Follow the wind across the endless seas.
Don’t even care for where we’re bound.
Wherever we are, is where we’ll be found.

See the wonders that come each day.
For never again will we come this way.

Isn’t that how we’re supposed to live?
Don’t you know that’s the way it is.