Harbor Blues Man

Woke up to the harbor cryin’,

Fog crawlin’ up the pier,

Yeah, I woke up to that harbor sighin’,

Tellin’ me trouble’s near.

Every gull on the shoreline

Was singin’ what I already know—

When the tide keeps pullin’ at you,

You ain’t got nowhere left to go.

Chorus

The days as dark as night

The waves they are a-crashin’

Lock your house up tight

The wind it comes a-knockin’

Slamming my screen door

I can’t sleep at all at night

Just Mary Jane and Uncle Joe

Verse 2

Broke boots on the boardwalk,

Saltwater on my soul,

Spent the night chasin’ shadows

Down where the cold tides roll.

I left my heart on the jetty,

Hopin’ she’d drift back slow,

But the ocean don’t return things

That it’s already claimed below.

Chorus

The days as dark as night

The waves they are a-crashin’

Lock your house up tight

The wind it comes a-knockin’

Slamming my screen door

I can’t sleep at all at night

Just Mary Jane and Uncle Joe

Bridge

I keep prayin’ for sunrise,

Some light to break this spell,

But the harbor’s got a memory,

And it holds on far too well.

Verse 3

So I’ll walk that midnight shoreline,

Let the moon decide my pace,

Try to drown these harbor blues

In a wide and empty space.

But every step reminds me

Of the love I let go—

Now the only friends I’m keepin’

Are Mary Jane and Uncle Joe.

Final Chorus

The days as dark as night

The waves they are a-crashin’

Lock your house up tight

The wind it comes a-knockin’

Slamming my screen door

I can’t sleep at all at night

Just Mary Jane and Uncle Joe