Thanks so much for the visit. It was great to see you and Lee again, even if the circumstances were strange. We sure have come a long way� since that night in Detroit when you two saved my butt in that bar. You may have forgotten it, but I never will.

     I have a small gift for you and your wonderful crew. I hope they like it. That quick undersea run you took me on was a blast! Remember that rock we hit? Well, later in the wardroom I overheard some of the crew talking about the rock. When I asked them about it they told me it was Seaview lore that she is haunted by that rock. That it seems to follow Seaview around the world and get in her way at the damndest times.� They didn't seemed concerned by it though. They have the ultimate faith in you, Lee, and Admiral Nelson to pull them through.� I honestly thought they were pulling my leg, but somehow they seemed so sincere.

    � Well anyway, here it is. I was inspired by the personalities aboard and the rock. I hope you all like it. Thanks again, it was a trip. Hope to see you again soon. Take care.
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                                                                   Bob

                           Like a Rock*

                      � Stood there boldly
                      � Sweatin' in the sun
                      � Felt like a million
                      � Felt like number one
                      � The height of summer
                      � I'd never felt that strong
                      � Like a rock

                      � I was eighteen
                      � Didn't have a care
                      � Working for peanuts
                      � Not a dime to spare
                      � But I was lean and
                      � Solid everywhere
                      � Like a rock

                      � My hands were steady
                      � My eyes were clear and bright
                      � My walk had purpose
                      � My steps were quick and light
                      � And I held firmly
                      � To what I felt was right
                      � Like a rock

                      � Like a rock, I was strong as I could be
                      � Like a rock, nothin' ever got to me
                      � Like a rock, I was something to see
                      � Like a rock

                      � And I stood arrow straight
                      � Unencumbered by the weight
                      � Of all these hustlers and their schemes
                      � I stood proud, I stood tall
                      � High above it all
                      � I still believed in my dreams

                      � Twenty years now
                      � Where'd they go?
                      � twenty years
                      � I don't know
                      � sit and I wonder sometimes
                      � Where they've gone

                      � And sometimes late at night
                      � When I'm bathed in the firelight
                      � The moon comes callin' a ghostly white
                      � And I recall
                      � recall

                      � Like a rock. standin' arrow straight
                      � Like a rock, chargin' from the gate
                      � Like a rock, carryin' the weight
                      � Like a rock

                      � Like a rock, the sun upon my skin
                      � Like a rock, hard against the wind
                      � Like a rock, I see myself again
                      � Like a rock

*Click on title for midi file

� Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
� Copyright 1985 by Gear Publishing Co. (ASCAP)
 Bob Seger wrote this song in 1984 but didn’t record it until 1986
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