Salt on the Porch Rail

[Intro]
[Verse]
The headlights cut the gray
Eighteen years felt a world away
I didn't think I'd stay
But I'm here anyway
[Verse]
Salt on the glass like a ghost
I'm back on the edge of the coast
The things that I miss the most
Are the spirits on the post
[Pre-Chorus]
The foghorn calls from the deep
While the weary sailors sleep
It’s a promise I couldn’t keep
Now the hill is far too steep
[Chorus]
Oh, the rust on the gate
Is it already too late?
To settle the heavy weight
Of a heart in such a state
[Post-Chorus]
In the tangle of the tide
Nowhere left for me to hide
Let the water be my guide
With the moon as my bride
[Break]
[Verse]
Lobster traps tangled in the dawn
Wondering where the years have gone
The life I used to fawn upon
Is buried on the frozen lawn
[Verse]
Chipped mug on the porch rail
Left there to weather the gale
Like a ship without a sail
Or a letter in the mail
[Pre-Chorus]
The foghorn calls from the deep
While the weary sailors sleep
It’s a promise I couldn’t keep
Now the hill is far too steep
[Chorus]
Oh, the rust on the gate
Is it already too late?
To settle the heavy weight
Of a heart in such a state
[Bridge]
The city was loud and it lied
It had nowhere for me to hide
I was drifting with the tide
With no one by my side
[Verse]
I’m sitting here in the dark
Afraid to leave a single mark
Waiting for a tiny spark
From a long forgotten lark
[Verse]
The piano is a lonely bark
Like a prayer from the ark
The shadows are so stark
In this cold and empty park
[Chorus]
Oh, the rust on the gate
Is it already too late?
To settle the heavy weight
Of a heart in such a state
[Post-Chorus]
In the tangle of the tide
Nowhere left for me to hide
Let the water be my guide
With the moon as my bride
[Outro]