Tug on the Line

Sun shown down on a cloudless sea
 We were out on the water, my father and me
 With several friends of the family along for the ride
 And out on the calm water we killed the motor
 And spread our nets wide
 Keep your face to the wind and you'll be fine
 And wait for the tug on the line
 Everyone getting restless when we pulled up the net
 We dropped it down on the deck and everyone's feet got wet
 And the fish that looked like monsters from way down where the water gets cold
 Slid down the deck like shuffleboard coasters and made for the hold
 Everyone's eyes like saucers nobody saying a word
 Keep your face to the wind and you'll be fine
 And wait for the tug on the line
 Sailed home in silence across the cold sea
 Several friends of the family, my father and me
 Something down below deck that we would try to forget
 Shapeless and probably nameless as a vet
 Keep your face to the wind and you'll be fine
 And wait for the tug on the line