I'm not sure but I think the song may be by Matt Armour

I think the rest of the chorus goes ................

The sooner it comes lads, the harder it gets
When your sailing her out to the grounds lads
You'll be sailing her out without me
There's a lump in my throat
Cos' I'm burning my boats
And I'm saying goodbye to the sea

I know Dave Howden from Newcastle sings this. If no-one here comes up with the lyrics, Nick, you might be able to get them from Dave at Whitby.