Track 3 of the EP Flurries, Nothing Sticks · 2024
Easy Now, the Water's Wide
“Six a.m. on a river ferry with the truck on the deck and the engine ticking. It's the calmest I've ever felt on a job.”
slow rock · slow rock · river song · 3:57
Lyrics
Six a.m. crossing, the river's like glass Truck on the deck, engine ticking I've got a thermos and a letter from my girl Folded small in my shirt pocket The deckhand's a kid with a rope on his arm He asks me where I'm going I tell him home, then I tell him I'm not sure He says that's how crossings go Easy now, the water's wide Easy now, the shore's in sight Every mile of the road behind Gets lighter on the other side Easy now, easy now I'm coming home across the tide She wrote that the porch light's still burning Though she knew I'd be late She wrote that forgiveness is a slow boat But it gets there if you wait Easy now, the water's wide Easy now, the shore's in sight Every mile of the road behind Gets lighter on the other side Easy now, easy now I'm coming home across the tide The mist is lifting off the water The far bank turns to gold I'm not the man who left that morning But I'm the one she's gonna hold Easy now, the water's wide Easy now, the shore's in sight Every mile of the road behind Gets lighter on the other side Easy now, easy now I'm coming home across the tide Easy now, easy now Coming home across the tide