Lyric discussion by Kuririna 

I'm guessing the album you got was a leak from the internet. Either way, half of the lyrics on here are completely different from the final album version of this song...

Anyway, the song is saying to the listener not to give up, and to keep your boat afloat. In his ripe old age, he's saying not to give up on life, even when times are bad, because tomorrow will be better.

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