Old ferry leans by the red-brown shore

Your letter sleeps beneath my door

I count the boats, I count the years

The river keeps what disappears

Come sit beside me, say no more

Let the warm wind cross the floor

One slow song, one honest glass

Hold this moment while it lasts

Market smoke curls above the lane

Rain leaves silver on the windowpane

I wore my tired heart like stone

Tonight I do not drink alone

Come sit beside me, say no more

Let the warm wind cross the floor

One slow song, one honest glass

Hold this moment while it lasts

When morning calls, we’ll let it call

The river rolls beyond us all