[Verse 1] When he was young you'd not find him doing well in school His mind would turn unto the waters Always the focus of adolescent ridicule He has no time for farmer’s daughters Alienated from the clique society A lonely boy finds peace in fishing His mother says, "John this is not the way life's supposed to be Don't you see the life that you are missing?" [Chorus] And he says When I grow up I want to be One of the harvesters of the sea I think before my days are done I want to be a fisherman