[VERSE 1]
Four seasons on the water, and the captain is his son
He taught the boy the timber, then he taught him how to run
First career was forestry, then chalk dust in a school
Now he's reaching for his gaff — and he's nobody's fool

[CHORUS]
Slow lander, fish on, bring it in, bring it in
The boy he raised is captain now, the boat's his discipline
He built guitars in the off-season, he skis the winter snow
The slowest lander on the deck is the reason they all go

[VERSE 2]
He's reaching for his gaff and it's only a pink
But every fish he ever lost taught him how to think
We are all watching and waiting, every hand on the rail
The two-hander takes his time, and the time will never fail

[CHORUS]
Slow lander, fish on, bring it in, bring it in
The boy he raised is captain now, the boat's his discipline
He built guitars in the off-season, he skis the winter snow
The slowest lander on the deck is the reason they all go

[BRIDGE]
Too bad for me, but for him he's free —
That's a line the old man learned before he went to sea

[CHORUS]
Slow lander, fish on, bring it in, bring it in
The boy he raised is captain now, the boat's his discipline
He built guitars in the off-season, he skis the winter snow
The slowest lander on the deck is the reason they all go

[OUTRO]
Slow lander, fish on. Bring it in, bring it in.