Salt and Ink

[Intro]
[Verse]
Morning light on the floor
Dusty box by the door
Grandpa’s life in a pile
Stretching out for a mile
Tattered edges of blue
Letters he never knew
[Pre-Chorus]
Postmarks from a Paris street
Places where the heavens meet
He held the light but lost the key
To a world he’d never see
[Chorus]
Oh, let the salt air sing
Of every broken thing
The road he didn't choose
With nothing left to lose
I’m thankful for the tide
With nowhere left to hide
Just the gold of the sun
Now the day is done
[Post-Chorus]
The gold of the sun
Now the day is done
[Verse]
Faded ink on the page
Wisdom earned with his age
He stayed here on the cliff
Asking "Maybe" and "If"
But he built us a home
In the spray and the foam
[Pre-Chorus]
Cairo heat and London rain
Pictures of a ghost-led train
He kept the beam so steady and bright
While he dreamt of the city light
[Chorus]
Oh, let the salt air sing
Of every broken thing
The road he didn't choose
With nothing left to lose
I’m thankful for the tide
With nowhere left to hide
Just the gold of the sun
Now the day is done
[Bridge]
Is it regret or is it peace?
Waiting for the wind to cease
A life in a circle, a life in a line
I’m glad that this lantern is mine
Yeah, I’m glad that this lantern is mine
[Solo]
[Verse]
I stack them back in the tin
Let the evening begin
The Wurlitzer starts to play
At the end of the day
I’m the ghost of his grin
With the ocean within
[Chorus]
Oh, let the salt air sing
Of every broken thing
The road he didn't choose
With nothing left to lose
I’m thankful for the tide
With nowhere left to hide
Just the gold of the sun
Now the day is done
[Post-Chorus]
The road not taken
The heart unshaken
The gold of the sun
Now the day is done
[Outro]