Track Insight / Lyrics
Guard walks slow on creaking boards
Salt wind bites through wool coat collar
Foghorn moans from distant shores
City lights don't shine no taller
Thermos steam curls in the air
Logbook open, ink pen ready
Ships at anchor, no one there
Watchman's pace stays slow and steady
Salt wind watches, salt wind knows
Every secret pier side keeps
Guardman walks where harbor goes
Promises the night tide sweeps
Brass section muted in the haze
Hollowbody sings a low lullaby
Guard checks locks on cargo bays
Underneath the bruised purple sky
Radio crackles, dispatcher calls
All quiet on the north dock side
Guard just leans on rusted rails
Watches moonlight on the tide
Salt wind watches, salt wind knows
Every secret pier side keeps
Guardman walks where harbor goes
Promises the night tide sweeps
Old taxi man would tip his hat
To a soul who owns the graveyard shift
No meter running, no idle chat
Just the sea and darkness drift
Dawn breaks pale on steel and stone
Shift ends quiet, no alarms raised
Guard heads home to sleep alone
Salt wind lingers, unamazed
Salt wind watches, salt wind knows
Every secret pier side keeps
Guardman walks where harbor goes
Promises the night tide sweeps
Salt wind watches, salt wind knows
Guardman walks where harbor goes
Pier sle