Guy Clark
Boats to Build
[Verse 1]
It's time for a change
I'm tired of that same old same
The same old words, the same old lines
The same old tricks and the same old rhymes
It's days precious days
They roll in and out like waves
I got boards to bend and I got planks to nail
I got charts to make and I got seas to sail

[Chorus]
I'm gonna build me a boat with these two hands
It will be a fair curve from a noble plan
Let the chips fall where they will
Because I've got boats to build

[Verse 2]
Now sails are just like wings
And the wind can make 'em sing
Songs of life, songs of hope
Songs to keep your dreams afloat

[Chorus]
I'm gonna build me a boat with these two hands
It will be a fair curve from a noble plan
Let the chips fall where they will
Because I've got boats to build
[Verse 3]
Shores, distant shores
There is where I'm headed for
Got the stars to guide my way
Sail into the light of day

[Chorus]
I'm gonna build me a boat with these two hands
It will be a fair curve from a noble plan
Let the chips fall where they will
Because I've got boats to build