Ferry Lights, Say It Slow

Lyrics

Ten past eleven on the harbor line
Engine hum beneath us, city lights all shine
You're standing at the railing, I'm standing near
Twenty minutes crossing, got something to say here
Wind in my hair and the water running black
Every word I rehearsed, I can't seem to get back
Skyline in the distance like a string of gold
Say it slow, say it slow, before the night grows old

Fifteen minutes left till the other shore
I've been waiting on a moment, now I'm waiting for more

Ferry lights, say it slow
Let the water carry what we don't know
Ferry lights, say it slow
Halfway over, halfway home
Tell me what you feel before we go
Ferry lights, say it slow

Seagull overhead like a witness in the air
Coffee going cold in the cup you didn't share
Your shoulder by my shoulder, not quite touching yet
The kind of almost silence I won't soon forget
Horn blows long and the deck begins to hum
Everything is moving, but we're the ones who come
Closer to the question that's been floating in between
The prettiest crossing that I've ever seen

Ten minutes left till the other shore
I've been waiting on a moment, now I'm waiting for more

Ferry lights, say it slow
Let the water carry what we don't know
Ferry lights, say it slow
Halfway over, halfway home
Tell me what you feel before we go
Ferry lights, say it slow

If the dock comes up too soon
I'll stay another round the harbor under the moon
Turn the boat around, I don't mind
Some things are worth the extra time

Then your hand finds mine on the cold steel rail
No more rehearsed lines, no more telling tales
The lights of the landing glow up warm and near
But I'm already where I wanted to be, right here

Ferry lights, say it slow
Let the water carry what we don't know
Ferry lights, say it slow
Halfway over, halfway home
Tell me what you feel before we go
Ferry lights, say it slow

Say it slow
Ferry lights, say it slow