Southbound Drift

[Intro]
[Verse]
I hung the lantern on the iron hook.
Closed the ledger, shut the heavy book.
Salt-crusted flannel and a worn-out soul.
Maine was beauty but it took its toll.
Dented dinghy bobbing in the bay.
I’m cutting lines and drifting far away.
[Pre-Chorus]
Grandpa had a map he never used.
Washed in gold and blues.
I can hear the engine start to hum.
The Florida sun has finally come.
[Chorus]
Oh, we’re carving out a brand new way!
Selling wooden buoys in the Chesapeake Bay.
From the rocky pines to the coral sand.
With a steady heart and a steady hand.
Singing loud enough to wake the sea.
Grandpa, this one’s for you and me!
[Post-Chorus]
(Harmonies swell)
For you and me.
[Verse]
Diner pie crumbs on the nautical chart.
Coffee in a mug, a work of art.
Met a dockworker in a Jersey town.
He bought cedar, helped me tie down.
We sang songs till the light turned low.
Watching all the heavy tankers go.
[Pre-Chorus]
The tension of the tide begins to break.
For every single choice we make.
The horizon is a wide and open door.
I don't need the lighthouse anymore.
[Chorus]
Oh, we’re carving out a brand new way!
Selling wooden buoys in the Chesapeake Bay.
From the rocky pines to the coral sand.
With a steady heart and a steady hand.
Singing loud enough to wake the sea.
Grandpa, this one’s for you and me!
[Bridge]
At night the waves are glowing neon green.
The wildest light that I have ever seen.
The bioluminescence leads the track.
There ain't a single reason to look back.
[Verse]
The air is getting thick and warm.
I’ve traded in my parka for the storm.
Pocket full of cash from carvings sold.
Turning silver water into liquid gold.
The Keys are calling from the southern tip.
I’m the master of this little ship.
[Chorus]
Oh, we’re carving out a brand new way!
Selling wooden buoys in the Chesapeake Bay.
From the rocky pines to the coral sand.
With a steady heart and a steady hand.
Singing loud enough to wake the sea.
Grandpa, this one’s for you and me!
[Post-Chorus]
(Foot-stomping rhythm)
Yeah, you and me.
Down to the Keys.
[Outro]