I'm Your Captain

Grand Funk Railroad

Everybody
Listen to me
And return me, my ship
I'm your captain, I'm your captain
Though I'm feeling mighty sick
I've been lost now
Days uncounted
And it's months since
I've seen home
Can you hear me, can you hear me
Or am I all alone?
If you return me
To my home port
I will kiss you
Mother earth
Take me back now, take me back now
To the port, of my birth
Am I in my cabin dreaming
Or are you really scheming
To take my ship away from me
You'd better think about it
I just can't live without it
So please don't take my ship from me
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I can feel the hand of a stranger
And it tightening around my throat
Heaven help me, heaven help me,
Take this stranger, from my boat
I'm your captain, I'm your captain
Though I'm feeling mighty sick
Everybody, listen to me
And return me, my ship
I'm your captain, yeah yeah yeah yeah
I'm your captain, yeah yeah yeah yeah
I'm your captain, yeah yeah yeah yeah
I'm your captain, yeah yeah yeah yeah

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    Good ideas so far, but this song is actually about the fear of being drafted to fight in Vietnam. It came out in 1970 when the conflict was still raging. The ship can be thought of as the soldier's freedom or his life. He doesn't want that life to be taken away by a "stranger." That's all I have to say about the song's meaning. This song really rocks, it's one of the best classic rock songs ever, right up there with Stairway, Comfortably Numb, Hotel California, Hey Jude, etc

    maidenfan13on December 11, 2005   Link

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