Track 8 of the album Rooftop Sunrise with the Whole Wide Band · 2024
Butterflies in the Boarding Line
“First in line at the ferry dock with butterflies and humming wheels. I wrote it all in the hour before we sailed.”
folk rock · playful jangle · hopeful folk rock · 3:30
Lyrics
We're first in line at the ferry dock Van wheels hum on the ramp Seven hundred miles to our first real show And my hands won't stop shaking Drummer's eating crackers like a nervous squirrel Bass player's tying his shoes twice I'm checking the tuner on a guitar that's in tune Just to have something to do Oh, butterflies in the boarding line Everybody's heart is running wild Nervous, nervous, but it feels so fine Shake it out, we're crossing over tonight Butterflies in the boarding line Never been so scared and so alive Hold on loud, there's a stage across the tide Butterflies in the boarding line The gulls are circling like they know our names The deckhand gives a wink He says everybody's shaking on this boat That's how you know it's worth it Oh, butterflies in the boarding line Everybody's heart is running wild Nervous, nervous, but it feels so fine Shake it out, we're crossing over tonight Butterflies in the boarding line Never been so scared and so alive Hold on loud, there's a stage across the tide Butterflies in the boarding line Count it off, one, two, three, four Sing it to the sea If the water can carry a van full of dreams It can carry me Oh, butterflies in the boarding line Everybody's heart is running wild Nervous, nervous, but it feels so fine Shake it out, we're crossing over tonight Butterflies in the boarding line Never been so scared and so alive Hold on loud, there's a stage across the tide Butterflies in the boarding line Butterflies, butterflies Crossing over tonight