He makes his way And hopes someday He'll find someone to love He sees a girl Her tail is curled He swims up close to her But he's a seahorse of course Surely he knows When you're a seahorse of course That's how it goes They meet, they mate And things are great But only for a while He wakes at dawn He sees she's gone Somehow he's not surprised Cause he's a seahorse of course Surely he knows When you're a seahorse of course That's how it goes And the waves above go up and down The big fish circle all around It's hard and cold and dark and mean And he's so very small Alone, afraid His plans unmade He helps his young survive He makes his way And hopes someday He'll find someone to love But he's a seahorse of course Surely he knows When you're a seahorse of course That's how it goes