Track Insight / Lyrics
On the johnny boat, I'm left alone
Dawn breaks over the harbor stone
No ferry footprints in sight
Just engine grease and city light
I watch the piers slowly turn blue
Another day, nothing for you
Just coffee in my thermos and the hum
Of the city as the darkness succumbs
Shadows of the skyscrapers stray
Where the boardwalk meets the bay
No passengers, no vehicles too
The silence is almost brand new
I turn on the radio, tune in to the din
A distant murmur of the city within
The beat of a different life
Echoing through the empty strife
Empty dock, empty heart,
The city's awake but we're apart
Just a tugboat captain, sailing through the night
Watching the world come alive, but without a fight
Flickering neon, a distant hum
A solitary vulture dances, done
With scavenging for what's not to be found
In this steel jungle, where dreams are bound
I'll keep my vigil, my story untold
As the city wakes and the world's grown old
Empty dock, empty heart,
The city's awake but we're apart
Just a tugboat captain, sailing through the night
Watching the world come alive, but without a fight
The sun rises higher in the sky
And the harbor's pulse climbs to a sigh
A city symphony, a never-ending beat
As I stand there, my engine's retreat
The ferry's gone, the passengers too
I'm left alone, with nothing to do
But ride the current, drift with the tide
And let the city take me for a ride
Empty dock, empty heart,
The city's awake, and we're forever apart
Just a tugboat captain, sailing into the night
With the city lights as my guide, I'll hold on tight.
