well how do you do my name is lars i m from campbell california you might know that by now i m of danish decent for that i m proud see my father was a nomad i haven t seen him for a while lost a brother still got a mother i ain t motherless for some of you out there that might be hard to believe see i ve been up and i ve been down i ve smiled and i ve frowned i ve made a every gesture that a young man can steal and i know that i m married to the sea well i know i m married to the sea some people are locked down and some are free but i know i m married to the sea well i ve been rich i ve been poor spent it all on whores got married and divorced to the girl that s next door stolen fast cars dated pop stars been around the world slept with underage women turned tricks for a thrill tried suicide but didn t die well i m here to tell i don t know a heaven but i ve made peace with hell been shot at been stabbed been beaten up real bad survived everything without being killed and i know that i m married to the sea well i know i m married to the sea some people are locked down and some are free but i know i m married to the sea slept in fancy hotels eaten from garbage cans down every highway i grew into a man seen my best friend die right before my eyes aborted a baby and shed all my tears been strung out on pills slammed my share of dope yeah i drank all your booze man and i snorted your coke i ve been loved i ve been hated to me it s all the same embraced by a lover you re cursing my name  and i know that i m married to the sea well i know i m married to the sea some people are locked down and some are free but i know that i m married to the sea and i know that i m married to the sea well i know i m married to the sea some people are locked down and some are free but i know that i m married to the sea i m married to the sea you see the great big ocean well that s for me sorry ladies i m married to the sea i m married to the sea i m married to the sea but i m free yeah i m free