Lyrics
[Verse 1] You set your easel by the harbor rail With a paper cup cooling in your hand Red on the clouds where the day grows pale Gold on the roofs along the strand [Chorus] Paint the water copper, paint the sky rose Catch the little blue where the last light goes Boats sail past while the harbor turns gold You keep the whole bright evening in your hands to hold [Verse 2] A fish seller calls as the gulls wheel round Two deckhands laugh while they coil the line A child runs by with a shell she found And your brush follows the changing shine [Chorus] Paint the water copper, paint the sky rose Catch the little blue where the last light goes Boats sail past while the harbor turns gold You keep the whole bright evening in your hands to hold [Bridge] Every window takes a different hue Every departing sail cuts clean and true You step back once as the warm breeze stirs And the evening gathers in your colors [Final chorus] Paint the water copper, paint the sky rose Catch the little blue where the last light goes Boats sail past while the harbor turns gold You keep the whole bright evening in your hands to hold [Outro] The boats drift on, the day lets go You fold your colors as the tide moves slow
