Let the Water Smile

[Verse 1] You leave your blue scarf on the passenger seat Salt on the map where the road meets the bay I take the long turn past the harbor café Just to make the last hour of sunday stay [Pre-Chorus] Your note says, “don’t wait up, i’ll be home by nine” But the tide keeps time better than any clock [Chorus] Take the slow way, stay a little while Let the evening settle, let the water smile We don’t need a reason, we don’t need a plan Just your hand resting easy in my hand [Verse 2] The marina clerk is stacking chairs in a row A paper cup cools by the old bait shop sign You tell me your sister is changing her name I tell you the good news: the garden looks fine [Pre-Chorus] The ferry pulls out with its windows lit gold And the whole bay turns quiet and wide [Chorus] Take the slow way, stay a little while Let the evening settle, let the water smile We don’t need a reason, we don’t need a plan Just your hand resting easy in my hand [Bridge] Maybe monday comes with its lists and calls Maybe the rain comes in off the sound But tonight there’s room on this weathered pier And nowhere else i’d rather be found [Final chorus] Take the slow way, stay a little while Let the evening settle, let the water smile We don’t need a reason, we don’t need a plan Just your hand resting easy in my hand [Outro] Stay a little while Let the water smile