Track 1 of the single Boardwalk Closed Till May · 2015
Boardwalk Closed Till May
“The boardwalk is our favourite place in the off-season, when the gulls own the parking lot. This is the A-side because it sounds like an ending that smiles.”
folk rock · seaside jangle · nostalgic folk · 4:21
Lyrics
Shutters down on the ice cream stand Gulls own the parking lot The carousel's wrapped in a tarp Like a secret that we forgot We rolled into town in the van at noon With sand still in the seams Out of season, out of cash But we're in with all our dreams Nobody here but the tide and us And the wind is saying come Oh, the boardwalk's closed till May But we're dancing anyway Salt on our lips, wind in our hair Whole town's ours today Sing it loud to the empty pier Let the grey waves hear The boardwalk's closed till May But we're here, we're here, we're here Found a diner with one lamp lit Where the waitress knew our names Never met her, but she did She said all the strays do the same We shared a plate of cold fries On a bench above the sea Four guys and a harmonica Feeling like royalty Nobody here but the tide and us And the lights are coming on Oh, the boardwalk's closed till May But we're dancing anyway Salt on our lips, wind in our hair Whole town's ours today Sing it loud to the empty pier Let the grey waves hear The boardwalk's closed till May But we're here, we're here, we're here Summer's got its crowds and its noise Its sunburnt, ticket-holding joys But I'll take the quiet shore And the friends I'm standing near Some of the best days of your life Come in the off-season of the year Oh, the boardwalk's closed till May But we're dancing anyway Salt on our lips, wind in our hair Whole town's ours today Sing it loud to the empty pier Let the grey waves hear The boardwalk's closed till May But we're here, we're here, we're here Closed till May We're here, we're here