Last Post of the Day – The Boat Drunks – Hollow Man

Times like these I may be glad to have a job, but that doesn’t mean I’m not a bit drained at the end of the day.

I found The Boat Drunks by accident while listening to Radio Margaritaville.  I liked ‘em enough to buy the CD “Wahine Man.”  One of my favorite songs happens to be “Hollow Man” because I can relate so closely to the characters.  I can see myself with the sailboat, but I can also see myself at the dock looking for a charter to St. Somewhere.

I have this crazy notion in the back of my mind every once in a while that it might not be such a bad idea to drop the guns and ammo off at Mom and Dads, get rid of the car somehow, and head on down to San Diego on just such a mission as this.

It’s a Parrothead type song that I just can’t seem to get out of my mind tonight, so I figured I’d share it with y’all.

Hollow Man – The Boat Drunks – By Mike Miller

I sailed my boat into Mobile Harbor stopped by the marina to have a beer
There at a table full of empty glasses sat a man in a wrinkled suit with a three mile stare
He lit up a cigarette and waved me over; he asked me if the boat I was sailing was mine
He said he was looking for a charter and all he needed was a minute of my time

(He said) I wanna take your boat as far as it goes, feel Jamaican sand between my toes
I wanna ride on the wind just as far as I can
I won’t be any trouble to haul- I can sleep anywhere at all
And I don’t eat very much for a hollow man

Said he’d ran a business in Oklahoma, he came home to find his wife all packed
She took him for everything- his cars and his home; she even took the confidence he lacked
He decided to head down to the ocean because it was something he’d never seen
Somthing inside him hoped the salt air and the sun could wash away the life that might have been

(He said) I wanna take your boat as far as it goes, feel Jamaican sand between my toes
I wanna ride on the wind just as far as I can
I won’t be any trouble to haul- I can sleep anywhere at all
And I don’t eat very much for a hollow man

He gave me three hundred dollars and he said he’d bring the rest when he met me there on Tuesday at five
I don’t know what became of him because he never showed but I still can’t get his words out of my mind
(He said) I wanna take your boat as far as it goes, feel Jamaican sand between my toes
I wanna ride on the wind just as far as I can
I won’t be any trouble to haul- I can sleep anywhere at all
And I don’t eat very much for a hollow man

Yeah, it seems like such a good idea at times.

(He said) I wanna take your boat as far as it goes, feel Jamaican sand between my toes
I wanna ride on the wind just as far as I can
I won’t be any trouble to haul- I can sleep anywhere at all
And I don’t eat very much for a hollow man

I even found a video on YouTube so y’all can hear how it sounds.



Am I the only one who gets this way? Somehow I don’t think so, but then again I’m not exactly what most would call “normal.” Or so some have told me over the years.

Take care, everyone.