The Dawn Fare to Harbour Street

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Five a.m. and the streets are bare
A taxi waits with its engine low
He nods and says, where to, my friend
And the dawn begins to show

He tells me of the daughter he drives to school
The long years, the fares, the friends
How the best of any working night
Is the quiet before it ends

Take me down to Harbour Street
Where the boats are waking slow
Take the long way, take your time
There's nowhere I must go
The meter ticks like a gentle clock
The sky goes pearl and gold
Every mile is a kindness
When the story gets told

He hums a tune from the radio
And I find I know the words
We sing it softly, two strangers
Like a pair of early birds

I paid him with a little extra
He said, you didn't need to
I said, you gave me the morning
And a song that carried me through

Take me down to Harbour Street
Where the boats are waking slow
Take the long way, take your time
There's nowhere I must go
The meter ticks like a gentle clock
The sky goes pearl and gold
Every mile is a kindness
When the story gets told

Harbour Street, Harbour Street
Where the day and I first meet