When I go walking,   I hear them talking all over town   They say I’m gone, I’ve lost my mind   Well maybe I have,   and maybe that’s the point now   I’m building a big red boat,   building a big red boat,   with full intentions to set sail,   and one day I’ll leave this all behind   With your help I’m certain,    with your help I’m certain not to fail      Tell me, are you still with me?   Remember, this was our great plan?   We’d build a boat, and sail away   We’d leave them all back on dry land   I’m building a big red boat,   been building a big red boat,   between my meetings and at night   I’m tired, but I stay inspired,   listening to the Beach Boys tape   you made for me when we were nine      Darling, you seem uneasy   I know this is a tad bizarre,   but out here on the plains of Nebraska,   I swear I smell the ocean, can you,   every time you look up to the stars?   I’m building a big red boat,   in my back yard building a big red boat   No one can tell me what to do   Send doctors, send preachers, send lawyers,   they have their boats to build,   this boat’s a boat that’s built for two      I’m building a big red boat,   in my back yard building a big red boat,   with full intentions to set sail,   and one day I’ll leave this all behind,   one day, before I lose my mind   Meet me when you’re ready   Meet me when you’ve lost your head   Meet me, I’ll be waiting   Meet me by the water’s edge