[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