Down the Coast Road With the Roof Rolled Back

Lyrics

First warm Sunday and the car's been sleeping
Under leaves and a winter's dust
I wiped the windscreen with my sleeve and said
Come on, old girl, you must

The seaside towns are half awake
Cafés with their chairs still stacked
But the road is open and the sky is wide
And there's no one asking me back

Down the coast road with the roof rolled back
Salt on the wind and a song on the dial
Nothing to carry and nowhere to be
But the long bright road for a while
Down the coast road with the roof rolled back
Spring on the hedges, the sea on the right
I'm a little bit older and a little bit lighter
And the sun is on my face tonight

I stopped at a harbour wall for chips
Gulls on the rail like a jury
They watched me eat with a hard stare
And I laughed, and I wasn't sorry

Down the coast road with the roof rolled back
Salt on the wind and a song on the dial
Nothing to carry and nowhere to be
But the long bright road for a while
Down the coast road with the roof rolled back
Spring on the hedges, the sea on the right
I'm a little bit older and a little bit lighter
And the sun is on my face tonight

I used to think that drive meant hurry
That going meant running from
Now I know a slow road is a gift
And the warm days have just begun

Down the coast road with the roof rolled back
Salt on the wind and a song on the dial
Nothing to carry and nowhere to be
But the long bright road for a while
Down the coast road with the roof rolled back
Spring on the hedges, the sea on the right
I'm a little bit older and a little bit lighter
And the sun is on my face tonight

Down the coast road
With the roof rolled back