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Billy Joel The Downeaster Alexa Lyrics
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BILLY JOEL
- The Downeaster Alexa Lyrics / with translationsWell I'm on the Downeaster Alexa
And I'm cruising through Block Island Sound
I have charted a course to the Vineyard
But tonight I am Nantucket bound
We took on diesel back in Montauk yesterday
Left this morning from the bell in Gardiners Bay
Like all the locals here I’ve had to sell my home
Too proud to leave, I worked my fingers to the bone
So I could own my Downeaster Alexa
And I go where the ocean is deep
There are giants out there in the canyons
And a good captain can't fall asleep
I got bills to pay and children who need clothes
I know there's fish out there but where, god only knows
They say these waters aren't what they used to be
But I got people back on land who count on me
So if you see my Downeaster Alexa
And if you work with the rod and the reel
Tell my wife I am trawling Atlantis
And I still have my hands on the wheel
Now I drive my Downeaster Alexa
More and more miles from shore every year
Since they told me I can't sell no stripers
And there's no luck in sword-fishing here
I was a bay man like my father was before
Can't make a living as a bay man any more
There ain't much future for a man who works the sea
But there ain't no island left for islanders like me
And I'm cruising through Block Island Sound
I have charted a course to the Vineyard
But tonight I am Nantucket bound
We took on diesel back in Montauk yesterday
Left this morning from the bell in Gardiners Bay
Like all the locals here I’ve had to sell my home
Too proud to leave, I worked my fingers to the bone
So I could own my Downeaster Alexa
And I go where the ocean is deep
There are giants out there in the canyons
And a good captain can't fall asleep
I got bills to pay and children who need clothes
I know there's fish out there but where, god only knows
They say these waters aren't what they used to be
So if you see my Downeaster Alexa
And if you work with the rod and the reel
Tell my wife I am trawling Atlantis
And I still have my hands on the wheel
Now I drive my Downeaster Alexa
More and more miles from shore every year
Since they told me I can't sell no stripers
And there's no luck in sword-fishing here
I was a bay man like my father was before
Can't make a living as a bay man any more
There ain't much future for a man who works the sea
But there ain't no island left for islanders like me
Facts about The Downeaster Alexa
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The Downeaster Alexa is written and performed by Billy Joel.
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When we dive into the story the lyrics are telling, Billy Joel’s song 'The Downeaster "Alexa"' conveys the hardship of a fisherman who has to deal with the changes in the world and nature. The 'downeaster "Alexa"' is not only a fishing boat but also the narrator's bond to the ocean, the lyrics convey the dying out of the traditional livelihoods and the feeling of losing and recuperating in a changing world. The downeaster alexa lyrics mainly talk about reflection, heartbreak, nostalgia, social commentary, and angst. The song also underlines the fight for survival, the end of the tradition, and the bond with the sea. The lyrics do not include any foul language, adult situations, or portrayals of violence, nudity, or drug usage. The material is appropriate for everyone.
Who wrote The Downeaster Alexa lyrics?
The Downeaster Alexa is written and performed by Billy Joel.
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What is the meaning behind The Downeaster Alexa lyrics?
When we dive into the story the lyrics are telling, Billy Joel’s song 'The Downeaster "Alexa"' conveys the hardship of a fisherman who has to deal with the changes in the world and nature. The 'downeaster "Alexa"' is not only a fishing boat but also the narrator's bond to the ocean, the lyrics convey the dying out of the traditional livelihoods and the feeling of losing and recuperating in a changing world. The downeaster alexa lyrics mainly talk about reflection, heartbreak, nostalgia, social commentary, and angst. The song also underlines the fight for survival, the end of the tradition, and the bond with the sea. The lyrics do not include any foul language, adult situations, or portrayals of violence, nudity, or drug usage. The material is appropriate for everyone.
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michael riley April 7, 2011-15:25
It's amazing that billy can write that song sometime in his life he must have taken that course. As a fisherman i can really relate to that song he knows about the canyons only fisherman know about
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It's amazing that billy can write that song sometime in his life he must have taken that course. As a fisherman i can really relate to that song he knows about the canyons only fisherman know about
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