Just Fishin'

Published: Monday, August 27, 2012 7:00 am
By: Megan Straw, Loadmaster Trailer Company

There is popular country song out right now that I wanted to share with you, “Just Fishin’” by Trace Adkins. Trace tells a story in his lyrics, about the irreplaceable memories shared between himself and his young daughter, while fishing. So often we get caught up in the stress and obligation of life that we forget to sit back, relax and take in the joy of the simplest moments.

I’m lost in her there holdin’ that pink rod and reel
She’s doin’ almost everything but sittin’ still
Talkin’ ‘bout her ballet shoes and training wheels
And her kittens
And she thinks we’re just fishin’

I say, “Daddy loves you, baby” one more time
She says, “I know. I think I got a bite.”
And all this laughin’, cryin, smilin’ dyin’ here inside’s
What I call, livin’

And she thinks we’re just fishin’ on the riverside
Throwin’ back what we couldn't fry
Drownin’ worms and killin’ time
Nothin’ too ambitious
She ain’t even thinkin’ ‘bout
What’s really goin’ on right now
But I guarantee this memory’s a big’in
And she thinks we’re just fishin’

She’s already pretty, like her mama is
Gonna drive the boys all crazy
Give her daddy fits
And I better do this every chance I get
‘Cause time is tickin’

I thought this may be a good reminder to all of us, as we are now in full swing of boating season, to enjoy our days without obligation and to soak in the weekends and our time on the water. Happy Boating!!!