Steel hulls sleep on glassy water
Fog lifts slow as daughter's laughter
Badge hangs heavy on my chest
Night shift ends I've passed the test
Radio static no fare calls
Coffee cold in metal walls
Horizon bleeds in pink and gray
Another night has slipped away
Dockside dawn the harbor wakes
Salt on skin the silence breaks
Guitar screams through reverb tide
I walk the line where shadows hide
Taxi wisdom meter off
Coughing engine hacking cough
Pier planks groan under boot heel
Seagulls scream like rusted steel
Radio static no fare calls
Coffee cold in metal walls
Horizon bleeds in pink and gray
Another night has slipped away
Dockside dawn the harbor wakes
Salt on skin the silence breaks
Guitar screams through reverb tide
I walk the line where shadows hide
Fare box empty ledger full
Night birds sing a lullaby dull
Keys jingle in my calloused palm
Calm before the morning calm
Dockside dawn the harbor wakes
Salt on skin the silence breaks
Guitar screams through reverb tide
I walk the line where shadows hide
Ferry horn blows low and long
Wakes the city wakes the song
Deckhands shuffle chains uncoil
Another day begins to boil
Dockside dawn the harbor wakes
Salt on skin the silence breaks
Guitar screams through reverb tide
I walk the line where shadows hide
Shift log signed the ink is dry
Pale sun climbs a bruised sky
Boots hit pavement rhythm steady
Old driver's hands are always ready
Dockside dawn the harbor wakes
Salt on skin the silence breaks
Guitar screams through reverb tide
I walk the line where shadows hide
Dockside dawn I turn the key
Another night has set me free
Engine idles silence speaks
Dockside dawn another week