[Verse 1] I tied up my boat by hand Paint flaked on the dock You stood there in your faded dress Like time had forgot Two cups steaming in your palm One for me, one for you Ten summers sat between us And then the sky broke through [Pre-Chorus] You said, “I kept your side” Like it never moved I laughed through the salt and years When I looked at you [Chorus] Saltwater Serenade You came back with coffee Saltwater Serenade Like you never lost me Ten years washed thin But your eyes still stay Saltwater Serenade On the edge of the bay [Verse 2] I told you I had drifted far You said, “So did I” You traced the knot on my weathered hands Then looked me in the eye The pier boards creaked like old regrets The gulls turned overhead You smiled like a door unlatches And all the words stayed said [Pre-Chorus] You said, “I kept your side” Like it never moved I laughed through the salt and years When I looked at you [Chorus] Saltwater Serenade You came back with coffee Saltwater Serenade Like you never lost me Ten years washed thin But your eyes still stay Saltwater Serenade On the edge of the bay [Bridge] I let the tide take more than fish I let that season go But your hand found mine in the dusk And I began to know Some things don’t drown Some things wait In the hush between the waves At the end of fate [Final Chorus] Saltwater Serenade You came back with coffee Saltwater Serenade Like you never lost me Ten years washed thin Now the past can stay Saltwater Serenade We’re home in the bay
