Meter's off but engine still runs hot
Fog eats the harbor swallows the lot
No fare tonight just diesel and rain
Dawn breaks cold on the rusted chain
Cat on the dock counts every tread
Ink-stained paws on the pier head
Ferry's gone but the rhythm stays
Footsteps fade in the morning haze
Whiskers twitch at the gull's first cry
Paper stacks where the tourists lie
Tail flicks time on a splintered rail
Ship's bell silent no morning sail
Seen three captains drown in their cups
Watched the union hall board up
Now I drive ghosts to the county line
Cat's got the dock I got the time
Cat on the dock counts every tread
Ink-stained paws on the pier head
Ferry's gone but the rhythm stays
Footsteps fade in the morning haze
No schedule posted no ticket to tear
Just salt in the air and the weight of the year
Two old souls where the water meets land
Counting the beats that the dawn understands
Paw prints vanish on damp concrete
Last edition blown down the street
Green eyes watch the sky turn pale
Another day on the ghost ferry trail
Cat on the dock counts every tread
Ink-stained paws on the pier head
Ferry's gone but the rhythm stays
Footsteps fade in the morning haze
Footsteps fade in the morning haze
Engine coughs the cat blinks slow
Dawn wins again let the meter go
