Lyle said this song is about "a cowboy on the ocean". The song is also about two T.V. cowboys, lightning and a horse. But the boat seems to be the main theme. It represents a way to get out of one problem and get to a better place. Walt Whitman realized that crossing a river would be something future generatioins would do after him:
"And you that have crossed it years hence are more to me in my meditation ~Walt Whitman
Lyle is crossing an ocean and is reflective. Maybe this is the point--to know that life is about crossing oceans and rivers. Is the crossing dangerous? Is it disappointing? Perhaps life is about traveling with your favorite animal, finding another marriage, making new friends, creating new songs, new adventures, and new loves.
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