Close the Horn's Note

[Intro] [Verse 1] Fog packed tight on the river bend Red lamp shakes at the chain-link end You lean on the brake with your coat pulled high A barge horn rolls where the black reeds lie [Chorus] Hold that span, let the slow hull through One more call from the water to you Red lights wait at the barrier line Close on the horn when the note falls fine [Verse 2] The ambulance idles, its driver still A glove on the wheel, eyes fixed uphill You count each groan in the cables’ strain The barge answers once through the river rain [Chorus] Hold that span, let the slow hull through One more call from the water to you Red lights wait at the barrier line Close on the horn when the note falls fine [Guitar solo] [Chorus] Hold that span, let the slow hull through One last call from the water to you Red lights wait; the far bank shines Drop that steel when the horn unwinds