The Downeaster “Alexa”

The radio is having a Billy Joel weekend and I heard this song today for the first time. It’s one of those things one might call “hauntingly beautiful”. To explain the name: A Downeaster is a type of fishing boat. Billy Joel actually owns a Downeaster named “Alexa”, after his daughter. I borrowed the image from thesisprocrastination.com.

The man and his boat

If I close my eyes, I can see the dark skies and faraway soft lights of boats out at see, when I listen to this. The strings make up the sounds of seagulls, the drums – the beating of the waves agains the hull. Wish I could do this song justice.

I made an approximate route, mentioned in the song.

Here are the lyrics.