[Verse 1]

I took a short vacation to the Gulf of Mexico

Everyday I’d see this fellow with his tackle box and pole

And he’d fish, and he’d fish

All day long

[Verse 2]

So one day I went out walkin' and when I got down to his spot

Me and him, we got to talkin', he said have you ever thought

About what you are gonna do

With your life

[Pre-Chorus]

I said I’m about to share with you my secret to success

So you can go make somethin' of yourself

[Chorus]

You can sell these fish you’re catchin', you can buy yourself a boat

Hard work and dedication and the next thing you know

You reinvest your money you’ll be captain of the fleet

You’ll be sittin' pretty down on Easy Street

[Post-Chorus]

And you can do anything that you wish

He says, you mean fish?

[Verse 3]

His simple words of wisdom hit me right between the eyes

And it really got me thinkin', about the way I live my life

'Cause I just work and I work

All day long

[Verse 4]

So I asked myself a question that I knew the answer to

Is success a second mortgage on a big house with a pool

Or is it a chair, the salt in the air

Wettin' the line

[Pre-Chorus]

That advice that I tried to give him to take him to the top

Was really nothin' more than just a crock

[Chorus]

You can sell these fish you’re catchin', you can buy yourself a boat

Hard work and dedication and the next thing you know

You reinvest your money you’ll be captain of the fleet

You’ll be sittin' pretty down on Easy Street

[Post-Chorus]

And you can do anything that you wish

He says, you mean fish?

[Verse 5]

So I went and bought some tackle and a bucket full of bait

You can find me here most every day

With my chair sitting there next to his

We just fish

[Outro]

Yeah, we just fish

Yeah fish, fish, fish, fish, fish