Could someone explain these lyrics?

Could someone explain these lyrics?

It's basically about how sailing a boat is like taking care of a special woman you love.

"Real" sailors name their boats with names of women. Why? I don't know.

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"A knight of the road,going back to a place where he might get warm." ;) - Borderstone

I'd always thought it was about a woman who finds a man, stays with him for about a week, and then moves on.

I'd always thought it was about a woman who finds a man, stays with him for about a week, and then moves on.

Your own perception... is what the song is about,that's just the way of the painter..