[Verse 1]
You pull the trailer past the harbor store
Salt on the windshield, gear across the floor
Northeast wind is tugging at your sleeve
You point toward open water, I say lead
[Pre-Chorus]
The tide is turning by the old sea wall
You laugh and say we're ready, that's all
One sharp turn and the shoreline slips away
We leave the county road behind the spray
[Chorus]
Ride north east, let the blue break wide
Jet ski humming with the changing tide
Your hand in mine at the edge of the bay
We came for one run and we lost the day
Ride north east, where the cold winds race
Sun on the water, salt on your face
If the fuel holds and the weather stays clear
Take me farther, keep me here
[Verse 2]
We skim past lobster pots and painted docks
A gull keeps pace above the ticking clock
You slow beside a cove with glassy green
And point to seals slipping underneath the sheen
[Pre-Chorus]
The radio crackles, then fades into the air
Your jacket snaps like a flag out there
No map can mark the line we're chasing now
Just follow where the whitecaps show us how
[Chorus]
Ride north east, let the blue break wide
Jet ski humming with the changing tide
Your hand in mine at the edge of the bay
We came for one run and we lost the day
Ride north east, where the cold winds race
Sun on the water, salt on your face
If the fuel holds and the weather stays clear
Take me farther, keep me here
[Bridge]
When the late light turns the inlet copper
We tie the craft beside the weathered dock
Your helmet on the seat, my feet on gravel
Still feeling every wave beneath the walk
[Final Chorus]
Ride north east, let the blue break wide
Jet ski humming with the changing tide
Your hand in mine at the edge of the bay
We came for one run and we lost the day
Ride north east, where the cold winds race
Sun on the water, salt on your face
If tomorrow brings us back to shore
We'll launch again and ask for more
[Outro]
North east, north east
Meet me where the tide turns blue