[Verse 1] The day had thinned to almost nothing Just one line of amber left The boats were shadows in the harbor And the wind had turned to breath You stood out near the end of the pier With both your hands inside your coat Like you were holding on to warmth Or words you couldn’t quite let go [Pre-Chorus] I knew that kind of silence The one that comes before goodbye When everything is still there with you And already leaving at the same time [Chorus] Last light on the pier Falling slow across the rails Last light on the pier Turning all the water pale If I had one more minute I would spend it standing here Where love looked almost endless In the last light on the pier [Verse 2] You said the sea keeps moving No matter what we ask it to And some things can’t be anchored No matter how we want them to I tried to answer something wise Something worth the night we’d made But all that rose was your name in me And the fear of watching it fade [Pre-Chorus] So I stood there in the failing gold While the first stars started through And learned how much a heart can hold When there is nothing left to do [Chorus] Last light on the pier Falling slow across the rails Last light on the pier Turning all the water pale If I had one more minute I would spend it standing here Where love looked almost endless In the last light on the pier [Bridge] Now every winter evening When the harbor swallows day I think of how the smallest light Can keep the dark from having all its way [Final Chorus] Last light on the pier Still alive behind my eyes Last light on the pier Under cold and tender skies If I had one more life I’d still want to meet you here At the edge of sea and evening In the last light on the pier
