Tidewaters
The tidewaters turn
And the salt air it hits
As you walk out alone
Towards a light in the distance
The morning is cool
And your hips move with purpose
Tired and sore
But with each step, it hurts less
Is it the whiskey or the wine
Or how the moon pulls on the tide
You been working til there ain't nothing left
Is it your daddy's debts you're paying
Or the wars that you've been waging
You've been strong for everybody but yourself
You were a sunburned child
In a photo that's faded
The back steps, your cousins
Y'all sat there half naked
In West Palm, your grandma's
And they look distracted
But your eyes were on fire
Even way back then
Is it the whiskey or the wine
Or how the moon pulls on the tide
You been working til there ain't nothing left
Is it your daddy's debts you're paying
Or the wars that you've been waging
You've been strong for everybody but yourself
You wade out, shaking
The waves round your ankles
They break and keep breaking
Ceaseless and faithful
The light in your eyes
The light on the ocean
It's all that you wanted
Your heart cracks wide open
Is it the whiskey or the wine
Or how the moon pulls on the tide
You been working til there ain't nothing left
Is it your daddy's debts you're paying
Or the wars that you've been waging
You've been strong for everybody but yourself
You've been strong for everybody but yourself
And the salt air it hits
As you walk out alone
Towards a light in the distance
The morning is cool
And your hips move with purpose
Tired and sore
But with each step, it hurts less
Is it the whiskey or the wine
Or how the moon pulls on the tide
You been working til there ain't nothing left
Is it your daddy's debts you're paying
Or the wars that you've been waging
You've been strong for everybody but yourself
You were a sunburned child
In a photo that's faded
The back steps, your cousins
Y'all sat there half naked
In West Palm, your grandma's
And they look distracted
But your eyes were on fire
Even way back then
Is it the whiskey or the wine
Or how the moon pulls on the tide
You been working til there ain't nothing left
Is it your daddy's debts you're paying
Or the wars that you've been waging
You've been strong for everybody but yourself
You wade out, shaking
The waves round your ankles
They break and keep breaking
Ceaseless and faithful
The light in your eyes
The light on the ocean
It's all that you wanted
Your heart cracks wide open
Is it the whiskey or the wine
Or how the moon pulls on the tide
You been working til there ain't nothing left
Is it your daddy's debts you're paying
Or the wars that you've been waging
You've been strong for everybody but yourself
You've been strong for everybody but yourself
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Writer(s): Philip Rogers Cramer
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