Murphy's Law - The Tides Are Turning

From their 1998 album "Never The Same Way Twice".
Song written by one of the members, Carl Sooley.
Lyrics:
[Verse]
The tides are now turning,
The boats are all gone.
And the fishermen don't fish anymore.
The nets are all pulled up,
And stowed in their sheds.
While the mid summer days are not over.
[Verse]
The government has closed down the fishery,
And there's no work to be done..
Boats are hauled in the beaches,
Where the summer sun bleaches.
And the paint peels and cracks in the sun.
[Verse]
Gone are the fish sheds along the ridge road
I remember so well as a boy
Flakes can't be found now along the sea shore
With the salt cod spread neatly to dry.
[Verse]
Those scenes are now only memories,
Of a time when the fishing was best.
And the heroes back then were the proud fishermen.
Who are now paid to stay home and rest.
[Verse]
The tides are now turning,
Small wharfs are no more.
Made from loggers with bark peeled clean,
Splitting tables and puncheons aren't there anymore.
Blubber barrels no more can be seen.
[Verse]
And the boats that danced on the collar,
Now lie to rot in the sand.
For the pride has been stripped from the face and the lips,
Of the sea stained but proud fishermen.
Yes the pride has been stripped from the face and the lips,
Of the sea stained but proud fishermen.