Swemiratz - The Boatman Lyrics

Here's a nickel for your effort
Here's a dime for the tears
Here's a quarter for a song
That got you through those lonely years
It's a real situation
Tonight I'm in one of my moods
Just keep 'em coming till the
Bar runs dry I'm singin' my last blues

Once in a lifetime there's a chance
You shouldn't pass
Once in a lifetime there's a way
To be your best
Once in a lifetime you smell the laurels at your door
As you reach for plenty
You may come out empty

So here's a nickel for your silence
Here's a dime for my soul
Here's my quarter for the ride
We take to reach the golden shore
Just keep rowing that boat
Across this river of my fall
Takes some guts to be the guide
That holds your hand to nevermore

Once in a lifetime there's a chance
You shouldn't pass
Once in a lifetime there's a way
To be your best
Once in a lifetime you smell the laurels at your door
As you reach for plenty
You may come out empty