Red paint peels on a heavy handle
Wickless light like a broken candle
Salty wind hits the harbor wall
Watching every autumn leaf fall
Copper stains on the concrete floor
I don't knock on the garden door
Zinc and rust in a steady line
Counting seconds of borrowed time
Carry the water to the dry edge
Perched on the lip of a stone ledge
Turn in a circle as the sun dips
Salty water on thirsty lips
Silver ships in the harbor haze
Lost inside of a golden maze
Hold the weight of a summer rain
Wash away every old gray stain
Carry the water to the dry edge
Perched on the lip of a stone ledge
Turn in a circle as the sun dips
Salty water on thirsty lips
The ferry horn blows a low deep sound
Turning the heavy iron around
The tide pulls back from the sandy shore
I cannot carry the weight anymore
Dusk descends on the Sydney blue
Everything feels a little too new
Bent and worn by the ocean spray
Waiting for the end of the day
Steel and brine in a quiet dance
Giving the garden one last chance
Pour the gold on the thirsty weed
Giving the soil the only seed
Carry the water to the dry edge
Perched on the lip of a stone ledge
Turn in a circle as the sun dips
Salty water on thirsty lips
Iron and salt in the evening glow
Watching the heavy river flow
Iron and salt.