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[Verse 1]
Now I Emmet Sam Jones on Ddock-side night in a Grundown Viking Dbar, A Emkid of maybe fAmifteen years at that Empurely Dnowhere Emstar He hGad no ship, Dhe had no skills, CNo name or fDamily, And Emhe looked at me like a Amthirsty soul at a Emboundless Dsalty Emsea
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For GSpace is wide and Dgood friends are too fEmew G D Em
[Verse 2]
"EmCaptain take me Dwith you CGaptain I'll work for fDree, I Emwas spacer born and sAmtranded here, Emdock-side’s Dnot for Emme" Now Gthat tale sure is an Dold one. CSome sDtationer unwise, Had Emslept with some Amspacer love and Emgot Dherself this Emprize
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For GSpace is wide and Dgood friends are too fEmew G D Em
[Verse 3]
And Emthe kid grows up all rDestless and dGreams of fairing fDree, The Emstars and worlds and fAmoreign docks and Emthings he'll Dnever Emsee "A GSpacer's more than Dborn" I said, "He's Ctrained from iDnfancy And Emyou, you've grown up sAmtation-side boy Emyou're no Duse to Emme"
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For GSpace is wide and Dgood friends are too fEmew G D Em
[Verse 4]
Well I Emsaw him take that Dhope of his and Gturn his face Daway, Not Emgive up, no he'd Amnever quit just Emtry further Ddown the Emway "Hey Gkid," I said "you're sDtubborn, If you Cwork with half that Dwill, Well our Emengineer could Amuse a hand we've Emgot a Dberth to Emfill"
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For GSpace is wide and Dgood friends are too fEmew G D Em
[Verse 5]
He Emstood there with that Dscowling look as Gif he hadn't Dheard, And Emthen the tears ran Amdown his face but he Emdidn't Dsay a Emword Now he Gnever was much for Dtalkin' after Cwe took him on Dboard, Yes EmSir, yes Ma'am, no AmSir were all the Emwords that Dhe'd Emafford
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For GSpace is wide and Dgood friends are too fEmew G D Em
[Verse 6]
Now the Emengineer Kate DMeachum, well her Geyes were going Dbad She Emknew I knew and that Amkid I sent drove Emold Kate Draving Emmad, "Out" Gshe'd yell and Dhe'd lie low Cuntil old Kate got Dcool, Then Emback he'd go and he'd Amdo the skut, while EmKate would Dcall him a Emfool
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For GSpace is wide and Dgood friends are too fEmew G D Em
[Verse 7]
In Emtime Kate's eyes Dgot much worse, and Gevery crewman kDnew, But EmKate herself, well her Amheart would stop the Emday she Dleft that Emcrew That Gclose-mouthed kid would Dnever talk, He just Ccovered Kate's Dmistakes Em"Kate," He'd say "AmCheck the number four" or "EmKate that's Dnine-point-eEmight"
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For GSpace is wide and Dgood friends are too fEmew G D Em
[Verse 8]
Now we Emmade our rounds on the Dports we used from GHaleys to ADlmar, And Emone jump all of our Amluck ran out at a Emlittle DK-class sEmtar GWe hit aD rock, aC vane weDnt down the ship went kiting through, EmNo way tAmo stop aEmnd no daDmn thingEm that a rescue ship could do
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For GSpace is wide and Dgood friends are too fEmew G D Em
[Verse 9]
"It's the Emnumber three bar" Kate MDeachum said, "That's Gbroken on that Dvane" "I'll sEmend a man up," I Amsaid then, first Emhope I'd DentertainEmed "No Gway," said Kate "It's Doutside work, we Ccan't fix that from Dhere, And to pEmull that thing with a Amhigh-V charge is the Emjob for tDhe eEmngineer"
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For GSpace is wide and Dgood friends are too fEmew G D Em
[Verse 10]
Now we rEmode in dust at tDhree quarters sea with our sGhields all down and nDull, Em"Kate" I said "It's hAmell out there, dust is cEmhewing uDp our Emhull" "It'll cGhew a hard suit fDaster still, Ten Cminutes is all you'll lDast," "Die Emnow or later" AmOld Kate said, "I'll just Emwork a Dlittle Emfast"
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For GSpace is wide and Dgood friends are too fEmew G D Em
[Verse 11]
Well EmOld Kate put that Dhard suit on, she went Gout in the driving Dhail Of EmHigh V gas that sAmcoured our hull, with the sEmhriek like a Dbanshee Emwail Her vGoice came back so tDhin and weak that Cwe could hardly hDear, "I'm Emon it now, AmI'm at the vane," I've Emgot the cDover cEmlear
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For GSpace is wide and Dgood friends are too fEmew G D Em
[Verse 12]
And Emsilence then a lDong long while all dGrowned in static Dhiss, "EmDamn this thing, my fAmace plate's fogged my sEmight's gone Dall to Emmist" G"Kate" I said "Get Dback inside sComeone else will gDo," But tEmhen I heard that aAmft-lock work two Emlevels dDown bEmelow
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For GSpace is wide and Dgood friends are too fEmew G D Em
[Verse 12]
Em"Steady, Kate" said the Dkid's low voice then Gwhile the minutes rDan, Em"Easy Kate, my sAmuit's brand new keep Emlow as eDver you cEman I'll fGind the pins, you tDell me how and I'll gCet this bastard fDree," EmKate's voice then, we lAmistened hard but aEmbout one wDord in tEmhree
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For GSpace is wide and Dgood friends are too fEmew G D Em
[Verse 13]
"Ten Emminutes gone," we Dheard Kate say, then we Gheard the kid's hard bDreath, "I Emgot her, shove the oAmther in hEmold on for lDife and dEmeath" GSaid the kid, "My arm's gone nDumb, Oh that's it nCow there, Kate, she's iDn" "Get iEmnside fast, get oAmutta here" he wEment to sDtatic tEmhen
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For GSpace is wide and Dgood friends are too fEmew G D Em
[Verse 14]
Em"Boy hang on" we Dheard Kate say, then we hGeard Kate Meachum sDwear And qEmuiet then, just the sAmtatic hiss and the sEmtillness iDn the aEmir Ten Gminutes more "Power Dup" I said for we hCeard no sound back tDhere, It was Emmy hand shoved the lAmever home and the Empower sDurged and fEmlared
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For GSpace is wide and Dgood friends are too fEmew G D Em G D Em
[Verse 15]
Our sEmpeed ebbed down and eDbbed again, as we tGurned for that K-class sDun But KEmate and the kid went Amon together on the tEmrip they'd bDoth bEmegun, Old Ghalf blind Kate and yDoung Sam Jones made a hCell of an enDgineer So tEmurn down a glass for such as Amthey … … … and thank Emgod we're sDitting hEmere
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For GSpace is wide and Dgood friends are too fEmew For GSpace is wide and Dgood friends are too fEmew