There is a man upon the water He's been lost, lost at sea Curious just like his father And upon the shore, awaits his queen He writes into this empty bottle Yea Hoping one day she will read All about the things that he's done And that he's seen And that his heart is hers And that she was his first Oh it's hard to believe She'll be his last And so he floats, Hoping one day he'll be home Oh, there is a man upon the water And, He just wants to meet his daughter Yea, to see her smile To see her walk To feel her touch To hear her talk To show her love Oh, there is a man upon the water He's been lost, lost at sea Yea, curious just like his father And upon the shore, awaits his queen He writes into this empty bottle Hoping one day she will read All about the things he's done And everything that he's seen And that his heart is hers But don't you ever wait on me He says She'll be strong like her mama When she wakes, kiss her on the head And tell her it's from Baba There is a man upon the water He's gotten old He's gotten grey Never thought he'd see the day That he'd touch the land That is his home His only child Oh how she's grown The one he loves She waited For him And all this time has passed He's thinking back, he's thinking back There was a man upon the water And he's finally home