Salt and Stationery

[Intro]\n\n[Verse]\nThe wood is silver grey\nMy shoes are tucked away\nSalt air hits my face\nI’ve found my quiet place\nThe tide is coming slow\nWith nowhere else to go\nThe sun begins to set\nA day I won't forget\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\nGolden light on the bay\nWashing the years away\nI found the hidden key\nWaiting there for me\n\n[Chorus]\nIn the old oak tree\nPaper hearts stay free\nTwelve months in a row\nWatching the garden grow\nYou kept the light on\nEven when I was gone\nThank you for the wait\nBy the garden gate\n\n[Verse]\nEnvelopes stained with blue\nEvery word felt true\nInk blurred by the spray\nIn its own quiet way\nI read them by the shore\nCouldn't ask for more\nThe seals are barking loud\nBeneath a purple cloud\n\n[Chorus]\nIn the old oak tree\nPaper hearts stay free\nTwelve months in a row\nWatching the garden grow\nYou kept the light on\nEven when I was gone\nThank you for the wait\nBy the garden gate\n\n[Bridge]\nThe city was too loud\nLost inside a crowd\nBut here the gulls cry\nUnder a painted sky\nYou never sent a thing\nJust let the silence sing\nA secret kept in wood\nI finally understood\n\n[Verse]\nThree years felt like ten\nBut I am home again\nThe pier planks feel warm\nSafe from every storm\nI see you on the sand\nWaving with your hand\nThe letters in my coat\nLike a little wooden boat\n\n[Chorus]\nIn the old oak tree\nPaper hearts stay free\nTwelve months in a row\nWatching the garden grow\nYou kept the light on\nEven when I was gone\nThank you for the wait\nBy the garden gate\n\n[Post-Chorus]\nBy the garden gate\nIt was never too late\nBy the garden gate\nI’m home to stay\n\n[Outro]