The Cedar Hull

[Intro]
[Verse]
Left the harbor at the dawn
Now the village lights are gone
Father’s boots are on my feet
Where the salt and gravel meet
Dusty roads and heavy sighs
Underneath the Welsh gray skies
[Pre-Chorus]
I can hear the banjo ring
Through the songs he used to sing
Searching for that wooden frame
Whispering his hidden name
[Chorus]
Oh, find the cedar hull
Beneath the crying gull
We’re walking down the line
Turning water into wine
Raise a glass to the ghost
Walking down the rocky coast
[Post-Chorus]
Heave away, pull the line
Everything will be just fine
Heave away, pull the line
Everything will be just fine
[Verse]
Met a drifter on the road
Helped him carry half his load
He had silver in his hair
Looking for a breath of air
Then a sister joined the fray
Chasing shadows through the spray
[Pre-Chorus]
Fiddle crying in the wind
Where the broken paths begin
Now there’s three and then there’s four
Marching to the western shore
[Chorus]
Oh, find the cedar hull
Beneath the crying gull
We’re walking down the line
Turning water into wine
Raise a glass to the ghost
Walking down the rocky coast
[Bridge]
He built it with his hands
To sail to distant lands
The oak and iron nails
Will catch the rising gales
It’s more than just a wreck
I’ll stand upon the deck
And face the open sea
Where he wanted me to be
[Solo]
[Verse]
Found it in a hidden bay
Where the mist is turning gray
Moss was growing on the side
Waiting for a higher tide
Strangers grabbed a heavy rope
Tying grief to steady hope
We pulled it from the sand
Back into the living land
[Chorus]
Oh, find the cedar hull
Beneath the crying gull
We’re walking down the line
Turning water into wine
Raise a glass to the ghost
Walking down the rocky coast
[Post-Chorus]
Heave away, pull the line
Everything will be just fine
Heave away, pull the line
Everything will be just fine
[Breakdown]
No more tears for the dead
Follow where the light is led
No more tears for the dead
Follow where the light is led
[Chorus]
Oh, find the cedar hull
Beneath the crying gull
We’re walking down the line
Turning water into wine
Raise a glass to the ghost
Walking down the rocky coast
[Outro]