Freedy Johnston - Underwater Life lyrics

I sail alone In a homemade boat Repairs and jokes and stares Everywhere I go And then one night Out about ten miles The sea glowed far below On the starboard side There underneath the waves A drowned city was never saved In a deep sea paradise They know better than to rise And if I had my way I'd trade my own today For the underwater life The sailors laugh At my unnamed craft Ignore it and collect my coins For hauling trash And every night Where the sea goes deep I drop sail and watch until I drift off to sleep There underneath the waves A drowned city was never saved In a deep sea paradise They know better than to rise And if I had my choice I'd trade my own of course For the underwater life