My Claim to Fame Lyrics

Well, he′s a big star now
But I've been a fan of his for years
The way he sings and play guitar
Still bring me to tears
I wouldn′t want to be a big deal
Wouldn't want to be a celebrity
Spend my life building ships of steel
That's all there ever was for me

Take a hammer to the sea valve
Punch out my name
And to sail the sea, free as the breeze
That′s my claim to fame

Spends his life in the studio
Jet planes, big black cars
Plays records on the radio
In all of the clubs and in all of the bars
In my day, you didn′t have a choice
You had to take a trade
You had no money and you had no voice
That's the life I made

Take a hammer to the sea valve
Punch out my name
And to sail the sea, free as the breeze
That′s my claim to fame
That's my claim to fame, boys
That′s my claim to fame
To sail the sea, free as the breeze
And that's my claim to fame

Well, a song can live forever and a day
An old ship goes to the breaker′s yard
In a hundred years, they're gonna hear him play
They won't remember me for working hard
Now they′ve all gone away, all the boys and the girls
Yard is a grave where the river runs through
We used to build the ships for the whole wide world
Now we couldn′t do it if we wanted to

Take a hammer to the sea valve
Punch out my name
And to sail the sea, free as the breeze
That's my claim to fame
Take a hammer to the sea valve
Punch out my name
And to sail the sea, free as the breeze
That′s my claim to fame
That's my claim to fame, boys
That′s my claim to fame
To sail the sea, free as the breeze
That's my claim to fame