The Last Knot

[Intro]
[Verse]
Heaving boots on the wooden plank
Money is gone and my spirit sank
Salt-crusted jacket, heavy and grey
I have been gone for a thousand days
Fog is thick on the harbor floor
I am knocking at a ghost's front door
[Pre-Chorus]
Shaker beats like a heart in fear
Organ hums what I need to hear
Lord, give me breath to speak the truth
To pay the debt of my wasted youth
[Chorus]
Coming home to the water’s edge
Walking off the lonely ledge
Little girl, do not turn the key
There is a ghost of a man in me
Forgive the salt, forgive the sin
Just let the weary sailor in
I am reaching for one last thread
Before the hope in me is dead
[Verse]
Got a locket in my calloused palm
Searching for a bit of calm
Cracked the glass on your faded face
I am a runner who lost the race
Slapping bass is a low-down moan
I am tired of being so alone
The dockyards whisper my old name
But I do not look the same
[Pre-Chorus]
Trombone groans in a minor key
Begging for a little mercy
I have got the words all lined up neat
On this cold and broken street
[Chorus]
Coming home to the water’s edge
Walking off the lonely ledge
Little girl, do not turn the key
There is a ghost of a man in me
Forgive the salt, forgive the sin
Just let the weary sailor in
I am reaching for one last thread
Before the hope in me is dead
[Bridge]
I traded years for a bottle of pride
Nowhere left for a man to hide
I watched the ships go out to sea
While you were growing up without me
Redemption's fire is burning hot
I am giving everything I have got
Take my hand, do not walk away
I have a lifetime's worth to say
[Chorus]
Coming home to the water’s edge
Walking off the lonely ledge
Little girl, do not turn the key
There is a ghost of a man in me
Forgive the salt, forgive the sin
Just let the weary sailor in
I am reaching for one last thread
Before the hope in me is dead
[Post-Chorus]
Just let me in
Forgive the sin
The salt and the skin
Let the healing begin
[Outro]