I Could See My Boat In The Distance Lyrics

I was in Deer Harbor minding my own

Walking to the beat of my heart in song

Perked my ears up to the birds and listened

Arrived at a bridge, I could see my boat in the distance

I could see my boat in the distance

The bridge was empty and the sky was slow

All the crabs were washed up because the tide was low

I climbed up on the guardrail wanting to see

When a man got up out of his pickup truck and said jokingly

He said jokingly

Don't Jump! And he laughed and held his gut

I laughed in pity and steadied myself

I said I'm "just trying to see the tide" and I got back down

But he kept laughing and I looked like a clown

I looked like a clown

The whole goddamn circus

We might have talked more I can't remember

It sounds like radio static, just memory embers

He said stay safe and I said you too

And when he drove off I kicked a pebble out my shoe

I kicked a pebble out my shoe

Waited for a minute till he really drove outta there,

And climbed back up on top of the guardrail

I had a flash that I would fall and break my neck so I climbed down

That guy in his fucking pickup truck was in my head now

His pickup truck was in my head now

Did he have any idea I was pretty suicidal

And my girlfriend was in the hospital while I was sitting idle

We couldn't talk much because of cellphone service

But honestly If I was back in Seattle I don't even know if it'd be worth it

I don't even know if it'd be worth it

Every now and again when I think of ending things

I think back to that day on the bridge even though he was joking

He was making small talk but it saves my life to listen

I remember on top of the guardrail I could see my boat in the distance

I could see my boat in the distance