Tide by Tide

[Куплет 1] I cast where the channel bends beyond the buoy At the hour the gulls quit arguing over bait My grandfather swore a blue marlin once followed him From san pedro all the way to the golden gate I let the line go slack, then give it a little turn The water takes the last of the day in its stride Maybe something hungry’s out there under my boat Maybe i’m content with the company outside [Алдынғы қайырма] I’ve got a pocketful of stories And a spool that’s running slow If the deep has plans for me tonight It hasn’t let me know [Қайырма] Tell it, tell it, tide by tide How the old sea keeps its secrets wide I came to bring a supper home But i don’t mind if i come alone The rod’s in my hand, the sky’s gone copper And the whole wide bay keeps turning over Tell it, tell it, low and blue I’ll trade a little time for a tale or two [Куплет 2] There was a deckhand named luis with a compass tattoo Who could find the north by the pull of a squall He said he saw a school of silver moving like a road Then laughed and said, “you wouldn’t believe it all” I heard that tale from a man at the harbor crane Who heard it from luis on a winter run Now the float gives a nod, but it might be the current And the far buoy winks as the daylight is done [Алдынғы қайырма] I’ve got a pocketful of stories And a spool that’s running slow If the deep has plans for me tonight It hasn’t let me know [Қайырма] Tell it, tell it, tide by tide How the old sea keeps its secrets wide I came to bring a supper home But i don’t mind if i come alone The rod’s in my hand, the sky’s gone copper And the whole wide bay keeps turning over Tell it, tell it, low and blue I’ll trade a little time for a tale or two [Көпір] One night the water went still as a held breath A silver flash cut clean beneath the stern I set the hook, felt the whole line answer Then watched it slip away before the next turn I told that one later like i’d seen its eyes And left the ending somewhere out at sea [Final chorus] Tell it, tell it, tide by tide How the old sea keeps its secrets wide I came to bring a supper home But i don’t mind if i come alone The rod’s in my hand, the sky’s gone copper And the whole wide bay keeps turning over Tell it, tell it, low and blue I’ll trade a little time for a tale or two [Аутро] The float drifts easy, the line runs true One more story for the water, one more cast or two