Bouncing like a buoy drifting on the water Singletary solitute man begins to holler he says "man overboard" I jump ship on the trip it was a worldwide cruise trading riches for some fishes I've got nothing more to lose I'm a man overboard I'm a man overboard If it wasn't for the lighthouse where would my life be? On a trip bound for nowhere on a unforgiving sea I thank God for the light Legs and arms are burning I swim against the tide keep an eye above the water so I can see the light I'm a man overboard I dream about the saviour I dream about the shore I feel the sand You take my hand and we will walk forevermore I'm a man overboard I'm a man overboard If it wasn't for the lighthouse where would my life be? On a ship bound for nowhere on an unforgiving sea I thank God If it wasn't for the lighthouse where would my life be? On a ship bound for nowhere on an unforgiving sea I thank God for the lighthouse I thank God for the light