You sailed on the open seas
Sent to war for king and country
But you got no heroes return
Cos your love had moved on
It was sure stormy seas for a while
When a new love came into your life
When the waters had calmed
She was one with her sailor man
Sailor man
You traded adventures at sea
Took the weight of a big family
Put bread on the table for me
Became the man i knew you to be
You never had too much to say
But you worked all the hours god gave
That's when you showed me the ways
Of a working man
Working man
Your love she was lost when you passed
All adrift like a ship with no course
Cos you were her guiding light
The love of her life
But you watched over her everyday
Cos she kept you there close to her bed
In that old photograph of a smiling sailor man
Sailor man
You were a hero to me
And when i think of you all i can see
Is that old photograph of a smiling sailor man
Sailor man
Sailor man