Ink on a page and a cold tile floor
I watch the wind push the heavy door
Scent of old glue and a leather bind
Leaving the noise of the street behind
Copper bells chime in the morning air
Silver fog clings to the harbor square
I feel the hum of the distant quay
Waiting for ships from a salt-grey sea
Wait for the bell and the white foam spray
Watching the night turn to silver grey
Hold to the page while the water rolls
Counting the bells for the lonely souls
Yellow light spills on the wooden shelf
I keep the secret all to myself
Tattered red covers and golden gold ink
Watching the shoreline begin to blink
Wait for the bell and the white foam spray
Watching the night turn to silver grey
Hold to the page while the water rolls
Counting the bells for the lonely souls
Steel cables moan in the early cold
Stories of sailors are bravely told
Tide hits the pier with a heavy beat
Dust on my paws and the salt is sweet
Pages are turning like waves on the sand
Holding the world in a paper hand
Distant white whistles are calling the fleet
Rhythm of water and rhythmic beat
Low tide is pulling the harbor away
Turning the black into shades of grey
Lying on linen and smelling the brine
Waiting for morning to draw a line
Wait for the bell and the white foam spray
Watching the night turn to silver grey
Hold to the page while the water rolls
Counting the bells for the lonely souls
Paper and tide
Paper and tide
Silver and grey