[Verse 1: Fervent Havana male rock lead, warm and loud] Warning bells talk and the traffic backs up Leaf starts to climb in a hydraulic cup Radio says clear and I almost bring down Then a small white boat with a dress like a crown Late from the dock with a band on the bow Horn sounds sorry and I answer somehow I hold the open past the minute I own Cars can wait once for a vow on the foam [Pre-Chorus: Fervent Havana male rock lead, rising] Cars can shout and the radio can blame I still hold open for a late little claim [Chorus: Fervent Havana male rock lead, belted, full chest] Raise it slow, let the late boat through Schedule is steel but the night can be true Love does not ask for a perfect departure Raise it slow, let the late boat through [Verse 2: Fervent Havana male rock lead, leaf settle, the bridge leaf settles once on the seat, then drums bloom as the couple waves from the water] Settle of the leaf as the span finds the seat Drums come soft then they stomp with heat Couple waves up like the city just blessed I wave once back and I get back to rest Dispatcher asks why and I keep it short Wedding, I say, and he laughs at the report Havana heat on the booth window glass Raise means a minute that I chose to let pass [Chorus: Fervent Havana male rock lead, belted, full chest] Raise it slow, let the late boat through Schedule is steel but the night can be true Love does not ask for a perfect departure Raise it slow, let the late boat through [Bridge: Fervent Havana male rock lead, counting bells] One bell for cars and two for the span Three for the dress on the waterfront plan Four for the vow that was running behind Five for the leaf that still treated them kind [Verse 3: Fervent Havana male rock lead, full chest] I am not a poet and I am not their guest I am the gear that can grant them a rest Bridge is a hinge between hurry and grace Sometimes the hinge needs a human face Traffic resumes and the radio drones Raise means more than the steel and the tones Raise means a boat that still made it to yes Raise means I held what the schedule would stress [Chorus: Fervent Havana male rock lead, belted, full chest] Raise it slow, let the late boat through Schedule is steel but the night can be true Love does not ask for a perfect departure Raise it slow, let the late boat through [Outro: Fervent Havana male rock lead, loud, the last leaf settle rings out and fades] Raise it slow Let the late boat Through [End]