Lean against the harbor rail
Paint is thin and turning pale
Chrome is pitted by the spray
Waiting for a summer day
I am anchored to the shore
I don't wander any more
Fixed beneath the Sydney sky
Watching all the ships go by
Leather seat is cracked and dry
Where the salty breezes sigh
Spokes are bent and chain is slow
Nowhere left for me to go
Gold and purple hit the bay
Ending of a working day
Tires flat against the grit
This is where the shadows sit
I am anchored to the shore
I don't wander any more
Fixed beneath the Sydney sky
Watching all the ships go by
Once I flew down every hill
Now the ticking gears are still
Brakes are locked in heavy sleep
Promises I had to keep
Silver gulls circle the pier
Nothing left for me to fear
Cold wind bites the metal frame
No one left to call my name
I am anchored to the shore
I don't wander any more
Fixed beneath the Sydney sky
Watching all the ships go by
Iron turns to red and dust.
Rust and salt, salt and rust.