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By: jimmy buffett1975I never used to miss the chanceTo climb upon his kneeListen to the many talesOf life upon the seaWe'd go sailin' back on barkentinesAn' talk of things he didTomorrow just a day awayFor the captain and the kidHis world had gone from sailin' shipsTo rakin' mom's backyardHe never could adjust to landAlthough he tried so hardWe both were growin' older thenWiser with our yearsThat's when I came to understandThe course his heart still steeredHe died about a month agoWhile winter filled the airAnd though I cried I was so proudTo love a man so rareHe's somewhere on the ocean nowA place he outta beWith one hand on the starboard railHe's wavin' back at meI never used to miss the chanceTo climb upon his kneeListen to his many talesOf life upon the seaWe'd go sailin' back on barkentinesTalk of things he didThe world was just a day awayFor the captain and the kidFor the captainAnd this kid