Track Insight / Lyrics
Red leaves pile on Beacon Hill brick
A dory rests where the tide ran quick
White paint peels on the gunwale rail
No water here for a wooden sail
Sidewalk schooner, stuck fast and deep
Where the Charles once rocked you to sleep
Boston autumn holds you tight
No harbor left, no morning light
Tar smells sweet in the October chill
Rope lies coiled, lying perfectly still
Tourists snap their phone cam shots
Captain's log forgot the knots
Sidewalk schooner, stuck fast and deep
Where the Charles once rocked you to sleep
Boston autumn holds you tight
No harbor left, no morning light
Cabbies know this odd sight well
Stories only time can tell
Fare from the dock to the Common gate
Boat came inland, sealed its fate
Wind shifts west, the sky turns steel
Hull remembers how to heel
But bricks don't yield and mortar won't bend
This voyage ends where the sidewalks end
Kids throw pennies in the wood
Wishing like the sailors should
Old salt laughs from a nearby bench
She's earned her rest, don't make a wrench
Sidewalk schooner, stuck fast and deep
Where the Charles once rocked you to sleep
Boston autumn holds you tight
No harbor left, no morning light
Snow will come and cover the keel
Spring thaw floats what wood can feel
But tonight she sleeps on the herringbone
A boat on bricks, far from home
Sidewalk schooner, stuck fast and deep
Where the Charles once rocked you to sleep
Boston autumn holds you tight
No harbor left, no morning light
Sidewalk schooner, stuck fast and deep
Where the Charles once rocked you to sleep
Meter starts, I pull away
Boat stays put for another day
