Jeff's Empty Harbor

Verse 1

Down at the harbor where the boards all creak

The boats pull away slow and easy

And there stands ol' Jeff with his hand in the air

For the folks who are gone and don't see him

Green water's rolling where the bows turn south

The gulls circle low and they're laughing

He waves at the wake and the fading white hulls

While the silence comes rolling in after

Chorus

Jeff standing on the dock waving goodbye

Till there's nobody left on the pier

Every boat's got somewhere it can go

But the dock just holds him right here

Oh the planks and the post keep him company

While the tide takes the rest away

Jeff standing on the dock waving them off

And he's there at the end of the day

Verse 2

I asked him one time why he bothers to stay

When the engine sounds fade to a whisper

He just pulled his coat close and he nodded his head

Said somebody ought to mark the distance

The cars in the lot thin out one by one

And the street lamps flicker on late

He smiles at the water and keeps his arm high

Like a flag on a desert gate

Chorus

Jeff standing on the dock waving goodbye

Till there's nobody left on the pier

Every boat's got somewhere it can go

But the dock just holds him right here

Oh the planks and the post keep him company

While the tide takes the rest away

Jeff standing on the dock waving them off

And he's there at the end of the day

Bridge

He's the last one to wave and the last one to sleep

The keeper of the empty shore

All the ones he waved to are out past the bend

And he's still here wanting somebody home

Chorus

Jeff standing on the dock waving goodbye

Till there's nobody left on the pier

Every boat's got somewhere it can go

But the dock just holds him right here

Oh the planks and the post keep him company

While the tide takes the rest away

Jeff standing on the dock waving them off

And he's there at the end of the day