[Verse 1]
Steve the fisherman
Hands cut up from line
Hours setting tackle
Sun already sliding down
Tying on bait
Cheap beer in the sand
Boot prints in the shoreline
Like a worn-out wedding band
[Chorus]
No fish on the hook
But he’s still there
Standing
Waiting
Like the tide might care
Big bite
No fish
And he laughs at the air
Never quit
Steve may be gone
But he’s still there
At the water’s edge
(yeah, he’s still there)
[Verse 2]
Old cap
Same joke
“Today’s the day they pay”
Cussing at the current
Then he’d cast it anyway
Storm rolled
Years rolled
Chair turned into rust
But his truck marks that turnout
Like a promise in the dust
[Chorus]
No fish on the hook
But he’s still there
Standing
Waiting
Like the tide might care
Big bite
No fish
And he laughs at the air
Never quit
Steve may be gone
But he’s still there
At the water’s edge
(oh, he’s still there)
[Bridge]
I park where he parked
Kill the lights
Kill the noise
Tie on bait with my fingers
Hear his voice
Hear his voice
“If it takes all night
I ain’t done yet”
He’s the pull in the line
That I can’t forget
[Chorus]
No fish on the hook
But he’s still there
Standing
Waiting
Salt wind in his hair
Big bite
No fish
But he’d still say a prayer
Never quit
Steve may be gone
But he’s still there
At the water’s edge
(at the water’s edge)
Yeah
Steve’s still there
At the water’s edge