Ship of Fools Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Mradams2525 

Cover art for Ship of Fools lyrics by Bob Seger

I think it's about impending death. The song's viewpoint is from "Death" himself visiting on this ship. Old McPhee figures it out pretty quickly but like the Captain, he's in denial, like all of us, once we face and come closer to our mortality.

My Interpretation
Negative
Subjective
Fear
Sadness
Death
Denial
Mortality