| Mark Knopfler – Haul Away Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I agree with Anson12's interpretation. I wonder if the ship is a metaphor for Mark's band, or some other organization that he was part of. He does love those ship metaphors. Maybe "I gave my hand" refers to Mark offering friendship to this shy, socially awkward person ("you never were a steady bold one"), with the friendship (and the unnamed person's membership in the organization) ending as a result of the ensuing affair ("but you did slip" [up]). The ship speeding across the sea may refer to something that actually occurred, too, like a trip together to Barbados...lucky because that is where they were married. Or perhaps they are going back to England and there is some other reason that the ship is lucky. |
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