Cold wind hits the harbor wall
Salt spray makes the tourists fall
I sit on a granite ledge
Teetering on the water's edge
Gold case ticking in the grey
Counting down the end of day
Wound up tight and held so fast
Waiting for the light to last
Brass gears turning in my chest
North wind puts the ships to test
Seen a thousand faces go
Moving fast then moving slow
Gold case ticking in the grey
Counting down the end of day
Wound up tight and held so fast
Waiting for the light to last
Fingers rubbed my glass for years
Hiding all the quiet fears
Now I feel the harbor breeze
Shaking all the winter trees
Copper springs begin to bend
Waiting for a long lost friend
Salty air and rusted steel
Making every second real
Dusk descends on Sydney Bay
Blue turns into charcoal grey
Old proverbs in every chime
Stealing back a piece of time
Gold case ticking in the grey
Counting down the end of day
Wound up tight and held so fast
Waiting for the light to last
Sinking low toward the pier
Something tells me dawn is near
Glass is cracked but still I beat
Walking on a concrete street
Gold case ticking in the grey
Counting down the end of day
Wound up tight and held so fast
Waiting for the light to last
Tick tack, tick tack.
Just a gold case in the grey.