Track 2 of the single Mama's Hat / Old Friend · 2018
Sit Down by the Water, Old Friend
“The ferry brings you in at the end of summer and neither of us knows what to say. I kept the guitar soft so the silence could sit with us.”
bossa nova · bossa nova · tender jazz · 3:25
Lyrics
The ferry brings you in At the end of the summer day Thirty years of letters And you're here to stay a while Your suitcase is smaller Than the one you took But the look on your face Is the same old look Sit down by the water, old friend The lights are coming on We have a lot of catching up And the whole night long The tide is slow and gentle The guitar is in its case Sit down by the water, old friend And let me see your face I tell you of the old street They tore the bakery down You tell me of the cities And a quiet little town We laugh at the same stories We stop at the same place Some things are still too tender For the evening's easy pace Sit down by the water, old friend The lights are coming on We have a lot of catching up And the whole night long The tide is slow and gentle The guitar is in its case Sit down by the water, old friend And let me see your face Time takes a lot away But it leaves us this A bench and a harbour And a friendly kiss The last ferry whistles Across the darkening bay You say I'll stay till morning And I say that's okay Sit down by the water, old friend The lights are coming on We have a lot of catching up And the whole night long The tide is slow and gentle The guitar is in its case Sit down by the water, old friend And let me see your face Sit down, old friend The night is long and kind