Track Insight / Lyrics
Black water holds a silver gleam,
Another night, a waking dream.
Fort Lauderdale whispers low,
Watch the white yachts come and go.
I'm a fender, worn and gray,
Bumpin' hulls most every day.
See the polished teak descend,
Another weekend without end.
They sip their gin and laugh and shine,
While I collect the salt and brine.
Lauderdale chrome, a sun-soaked lie,
Reflectin' fortunes driftin' by.
Lauderdale chrome, cold and bright,
Hidin' shadows in the fading light.
I've felt the pressure, seen the strain,
Of hurried lives and endless gain.
The captain's grip, the lady's heel,
Secrets whispered, softly real.
Champagne bubbles, quick and free,
Washin' over silently.
Lauderdale chrome, a sun-soaked lie,
Reflectin' fortunes driftin' by.
Lauderdale chrome, cold and bright,
Hidin' shadows in the fading light.
They think I don't notice, fixed in place,
The lines of worry on each face.
The forced smiles, the brittle grace,
Another empty, gilded space.
I've held the weight of broken vows,
Beneath the swaying palm tree boughs.
Lauderdale chrome, a sun-soaked lie,
Reflectin' fortunes driftin' by.
Lauderdale chrome, cold and bright,
Hidin' shadows in the fading light.
The water sighs, a restless plea,
To take them back to the open sea.
But wealth and worry hold them fast,
Lost in a future built to last.
I'm just a fender, tough and true,
Seein' right clean through them too.
I've seen them come, I've seen them leave,
Chasin' dreams they can't believe.
The endless search for somethin' more,
Washin' up on this golden shore.
Each passing boat a fragile plea,
Lost in the vast eternity.
Lauderdale chrome, a sun-soaked lie,
Reflectin' fortunes driftin' by.
Lauderdale chrome, cold and bright,
Hidin' shadows in the fading light.
Lauderdale chrome, a lonely sheen,
A silent witness to what's been.
Black water rolls, a steady flow,
Watch the white yachts come and go.
Lauderdale sleeps, a whispered name,
Another night, just the same.
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