Track 6 of the EP Piano on the Porch · 2022
We Drifted Like Two Boats, My Friend
“We used to talk until half past two about nothing and everything. I closed the EP here because friendships drift just as quietly as love does.”
jazz ballad · friendship ballad · late-night · 3:42
Lyrics
We used to talk till half past two About nothing and everything Your laugh came down the telephone Like a bell in early spring Then work got loud and life got full And neither one of us Said, let's not let it slip away We just let it, without fuss We drifted like two boats, my friend No storm, no wind, no blame The tide just took us gently out And never said your name I hope you're warm, I hope you're well I hope you hum our song We drifted like two boats, my friend But I still know where you belong I saw your coat in a window once The same old shade of blue I almost knocked upon the glass I almost said, it's you But time had folded round us both Like a letter left unread So I just smiled and walked along And kept it in my head We drifted like two boats, my friend No storm, no wind, no blame The tide just took us gently out And never said your name I hope you're warm, I hope you're well I hope you hum our song We drifted like two boats, my friend But I still know where you belong If you ever pass my door The kettle's always on Come as you are, say nothing much We'll pick up where we've gone We drifted like two boats, my friend No storm, no wind, no blame The tide just took us gently out And never said your name I hope you're warm, I hope you're well I hope you hum our song We drifted like two boats, my friend But I still know where you belong Two boats, my friend Two lamps on the water Still shining