The Things You've Got

At seventeen my life began
On a thirty-five foot catamaran
It was a boat that he called Destiny
The old man and the sea and me

He told stories 'bout his younger days
And how not to make his same mistakes
He said you gain perspective the more you live
And the less you need the more you give

He told me "Son don't wait too long
You got to make this life your own
High or low, you choose the road
But we only get one shot
So appreciate the things you've got
Yeah, appreciate the things you've got"

I spent a year between the bow and stern
There's a lot of lessons that I learned
But the memories that I won't forget
Are the talks in moonlight silhouette

I left for school but he kept on
He saw the Cayman Islands and beyond
Seems he always had a master plan
I'll forever look up to that man

He told me "Son don't wait too long
You got to make this life your own
High or low, you choose the road
But we only get one shot
So appreciate the things you've got
Appreciate the things you've got"

Whoa oh
I was twenty-five when he rounded Cape Horn
Whoa oh oh
Then Destiny was taken by a storm
The day you were born

I don't know what the future brings
But I can promise you one thing
I've learned everything he said was true
And I'll pass his wisdom on to you

He said "Son don't wait too long
You got to make this life your own
High or low, you choose the road
But we only get one shot
So appreciate the things you've got"

I appreciate the things I've got