My Claim to Fame — текст песни (Mark Knopfler)

Well hes a big star now

But Ive been a fan of his for years

The way he sings and plays guitar

Still brings me to tears



I wouldnt want to be a big deal

I wouldnt want to be a celebrity

I spend my life building ships of steel

Thats all there ever was for me



Take a hammer to the sea belles

And shout my name

And Ill sail the seas as free as a breeze

Thats my claim to fame



He spends his life in the studio

Jet planes and big black cars

Plays records on the radio

In all of the clubs and in all of the bars



By day he didnt have a choice

You had to take a trade

You had no money and you had no voice

Thats the life I made



Take a hammer to the sea belles

And shout my name

And Ill sail the seas as free as a breeze

Thats my claim to fame



Thats my claim to fame boys

Thats my claim to fame

To sail the seas as free as a breeze

Thats my claim to fame



Well a song can live forever and a day

An old ship goes to the breakers yard

In a hundred years youre gonna hear him play

They wont remember me for working hard



Now theyve all gone away, all the boys and the girls

They yard is a grave where the river runs through

We used to build the ships for the whole wide world

Now we couldnt do it if we wanted to



Take a hammer to the sea belles

And shout my name

Ill sail the seas as free as a breeze

Thats my claim to fame



Take a hammer to the sea belles

And shout my name

Ill sail the seas as free as a breeze

Thats my claim to fame



Thats my claim to fame boys

Thats my claim to fame

To sail the seas as free as a breeze

Thats my claim to fame