Can't Weld a Body

You crafted and caressed her with a careful hand
 But the lady didn't understand
 And you riveted and plated her til morning
 But with a coil or a careless spark
 Or a tumble in the dark
 She'll leave her mark upon you without warning
 You can float a boat of steel upon the ocean
 You can fix it up with nuts and bolts and toil
 But you can't weld a body when it's broken
 The lady she's as fair as Desdemona
 She swallowed you up just like Jonah
 And there the air inside her belly ailed you
 And no-one saw you fall
 And they did not hear your call
 And your breath it faltered just before it failed you
 On a cruiser that was fitted by your father
 You anchored in San Carlos harbour
 But the lady at the helm she was not for turning
 And in your bell bottoms blue
 In April 82
 You bid adieu and watched all you knew burning