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I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home) " I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home) " is a 1970 song written by American musician Mark Farner and recorded by Grand Funk Railroad as the closing track to their album Closer to Home. Ten minutes in duration, it is the band's longest studio recording. One of the group's best-known songs, it is composed as two ...
- "Aimless Lady"
- July 1970
- March 1970
A classic rock song from 1970 about a sailor's fear of losing his ship or his life. The lyrics suggest different interpretations, such as the Vietnam War, the USS Pueblo incident, or drugs.
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So, please don't take my ship from me, yeah, yeah, yeah. I can feel the hand of a stranger. And it's tightening around my throat. Heaven help me, Heaven help me. Take this stranger from my boat ...
A song about the captain of a ship who is sick and fears he is going to lose his vessel, with a long outro of an orchestra playing "I'm getting closer to my home". The lyrics were inspired by a dream of Mark Farner, the guitarist and singer of Grand Funk. The song was a huge hit in 1970 and became the band's signature anthem.