Lyrics

The Sea Beside Us

I was raised by the water
Watched my mother catch fish for my sisters and me
As her father had taught her
We should never take more than we need from the sea

Cause we only had a net
And an unseen hand to guide us
And the waves and wind to move the sea beside us

And the ocean would feed us
And I knew how to sail like I knew my own name
Nature didn’t mislead us
All was well till the trawlers and long-liners came

Cause we only had a net
And an unseen hand to guide us
And the waves and wind to move the sea beside us

They were always in motion
They would fill up their holds then they’d come back for more
And they scoured the ocean
When they left almost nothing remained by our shore

Cause we only had a net
And an unseen hand to guide us
And the waves and wind to move the sea beside us

And they’ll keep moving elsewhere
Always searching for profit and heeding no plea
Such abundance was out there
But too many have taken too much from the sea

And we only had a net
And an unseen hand to guide us
And the waves and wind to move the sea beside us