You find the ladder in the hall
Lean it tight against the wall
Climb past the boxes and the gear
Something you haven't seen in years
You are a boat in the attic light
Waking up from a winter night
Cedar and salt on a wooden beam
Floating inside of a golden gleam
Old peeling paint on the heavy bow
You wonder where the current goes now
Ropes tied in knots that you used to know
Waiting for the summer tide to flow
You are a boat in the attic light
Waking up from a winter night
Cedar and salt on a wooden beam
Floating inside of a golden gleam
A single window catches the glare
Cutting right through the heavy air
Warm yellow stripes on the weathered pine
Crossing the grain in a perfect line
You are a boat in the attic light
Waking up from a winter night
Cedar and salt on a wooden beam
Floating inside of a golden gleam
Sanding the edges with a steady hand
Dreaming of water and a strip of sand
Oil on the wood makes the color deep
Waking the spirit from a heavy sleep
Down from the ceiling to the open shore
You don't need the attic ceiling anymore
Push through the grass to the river bed
Forget every word that the winter said
Cold morning coffee in a plastic cup
Watching the early summer sun come up
The oars hit the water with a hollow sound
The only place where you are truly found
You are a boat in the attic light
Waking up from a winter night
Cedar and salt on a wooden beam
Floating inside of a golden gleam
Just keep it floating.
Out on the water.
Golden gleam.