Last Ferry in November

[Verse 1] The last ferry in November pulls away at five Harbour lamps trembling, gulls too tired to fly You stand under the shelter with your collar to the rain I watch the island soften at the edge of the pane [Chorus] Last ferry in November, carry me across Past the dark water, past what I have lost I am not looking for a clean goodbye Just a little shore beneath a changing sky Last ferry in November, slow and true Leave a light on the water till I get through [Verse 2] The deckhand folds the rope, the engine starts to turn Every cold season has a lesson we must learn I hear your name in the creak of the rail Then the tide takes it out beyond the pale [Bridge] When the shoreline disappears from view I let the quiet make a room for new [Final Chorus] Last ferry in November, carry me across Past the dark water, past what I have lost I am not looking for a clean goodbye Just a little shore beneath a changing sky Last ferry in November, slow and true Leave a light on the water till I get through