Down To The Waterline

Lyrics for Down To The Waterline

Sweet surrender on the quayside You remember we used to run and hide In the shadow of the cargoes I take you one time And we're counting all the numbers down to the waterline Well, near misses on the dogleap stairways French kisses in the darkened doorways A foghorn blowing out a wild and cold A policeman shines a light on my shoulder Up comes a coaster, fast and silent in the night Over my shoulder all you can see are the pilot lights No money in our jackets and our jeans are torn Your hands are cold but your lips are warm She can see him on the jetty where they used to know She can feel him in the places where the sailors go When she's walking by the river or the railway line She can still hear him whisper: "Let's go down to the waterline" Come on