Track 11 of the album Harbour Light · 2019
Run for the Last Ferry
“A quarter to the hour, the wrong side of town and the last boat leaving. The strings do the running for me.”
operatic pop · driving pop · orchestral pop · 3:17
Lyrics
The clock tower says a quarter to And I am on the wrong side of the town My heels are in my hand, my coat is flying Down the cobbles to the harbour road Faster than the fading light Faster than my doubts tonight Run for the last ferry, run Let the lamplight chase me down the quay Run for the last ferry, run Every heartbeat's bringing me to sea Hold the rope, hold the horn Hold the night until I'm on Run for the last ferry, run And the water carries me A baker waves me through his open door A cyclist rings his bell to clear my way The deckhand sees me sprinting past the lanterns And he lifts his hand and shouts for them to wait Faster than the fading light Faster than my doubts tonight Run for the last ferry, run Let the lamplight chase me down the quay Run for the last ferry, run Every heartbeat's bringing me to sea Hold the rope, hold the horn Hold the night until I'm on Run for the last ferry, run And the water carries me One more step and one more breath One long jump across the gap Hands are reaching, hands are there Pull me up into the air I made the last ferry, I made it Let the lamplight fade along the quay I made the last ferry, I made it And the whole dark sea is singing back to me Hold the rope, hold the horn Every night is newly born I made the last ferry, I made it And the water carries me The water carries me