Prime the Flooded Keel

[Intro] [Verse 1] Low tide laid the mud flats bare The loading ramp shook in the salt-thick air A strand went thin on the winch-line run I saw it fray as the first car rolled on [Chorus] Back it up, wheel by wheel Keep it steady, keep it real Captain shouting through the engine’s roar I walk them back from the failing door [Verse 2] I raised one hand; the driver braked The cable twitched; the deck plates quaked Palm to the glass, i marked the way One car at a time, inch by inch away [Chorus] Back it up, wheel by wheel Keep it steady, keep it real Captain shouting through the engine’s roar I walk them back from the failing door [Guitar solo] [Chorus] Back it up, wheel by wheel Keep it steady, keep it real Captain shouting through the engine’s roar I walk them back from the failing door [Outro] The last tires clear; the ramp hangs still The tide keeps falling past the pilings’ sill