Verse 1
Sun comin’ up on a silver tide
Old tin boat hummin’, drifting wide
Barefoot girl with a tangled reel
Laughin’ loud, living somethin’ real
Daddy pours coffee in a faded cup
Says, “Looks like the fish are wakin’ up”
She smiles big with her hair all wild
Just another summer for his little child
Chorus
Every summer on the line
Salt in the air and stars that shine
Crayfish crawl in the wire cage
Snapper fight like they’re breakin’ chains
And sometimes a shark will steal the show
He says, “Hold tight, don’t let it go”
Those moments live forever, I guess
Every summer on the line like this
Verse 2
She names the bait, talks to the sea
Swears the fish listen better than he
Her hands smell like the ocean breeze
Sunburnt nose and scraped up knees
He shows her knots and how to wait
Says, “Patience always brings good bait”
They tell old jokes, hum old tunes
Eat warm pies under a pink-lit moon
Chorus
Every summer on the line
Salt in the air and stars that shine
Crayfish crawl in the wire cage
Snapper fight like they’re breakin’ chains
And sometimes a shark will steal the show
He says, “Hold tight, don’t let it go”
Those moments live forever, I guess
Every summer on the line like this
Bridge
One day she’ll be grown and gone
Different boat, a different dawn
But she’ll still hear his steady voice
In every wave, in every choice
“Cast it slow, and trust your heart
The sea gives back what you put in at the start”
Final Chorus
Every summer on the line
Memories deep as the ocean’s spine
Crayfish, snapper, and shark-fin tales
Rusty hooks and weathered sails
He taught her more than how to fish
He taught her love, he taught her wish
Those days are written in her soul
Every summer on the line, made her whole
Outro
Now every tide that kisses the sand
Still feels like he’s holdin’ her hand
And she smiles soft at the ocean’s call
‘Cause she never really left that boat at all
Ghostly