January Gold

[Intro]
[Verse]
The fog clings to the shore
Like it did years before
I’m shifting into gear
Finding peace within the year
The salt is on the glass
Watching the seasons pass
[Pre-Chorus]
I see the diner sign
Where we used to kill the time
The paint is peeling back
On the old railroad track
[Chorus]
It’s a hazy January drive
Feeling lucky we’re alive
No bitterness in the air
Just glad you were there
Soft light through the mist
A ghost of a smile kissed
Everything is fine
In this golden line
[Verse]
The cedar trees are tall
Watching the shadows fall
We were twenty-one and wild
The ocean’s favorite child
Now the road is wide and still
Climbing up the coastal hill
[Pre-Chorus]
The lighthouse stands so tall
I remember it all
The way the winter broke
In a cloud of woodsmoke
[Chorus]
It’s a hazy January drive
Feeling lucky we’re alive
No bitterness in the air
Just glad you were there
Soft light through the mist
A ghost of a smile kissed
Everything is fine
In this golden line
[Bridge]
Fretless notes begin to slide
Like the secrets we would confide
The organ swells like the sea
Setting all the memories free
It’s not a loss, it’s a gift
In this slow coastal drift
[Instrumental]
[Chorus]
It’s a hazy January drive
Feeling lucky we’re alive
No bitterness in the air
Just glad you were there
Soft light through the mist
A ghost of a smile kissed
Everything is fine
In this golden line
[Post-Chorus]
Just a golden line
Everything is fine
Walking through the haze
Better for those days
[Outro]