The Bright Water

Verse 1

Sun on the forecourt, the day is wide open I keep a notebook, I write it all down The water is bright and it doesn't answer But somebody has to keep the record around

Chorus

It's a beautiful day on the bright water The sun is high and the ledger is full It's a beautiful day on the bright water The water doesn't know it has a name at all

Verse 2

The tourists came asking, is it deep, does it love you I showed them the entries, I showed them the calm They left with their questions and their empty coolers The water kept the light and the light kept them warm

Chorus

It's a beautiful day on the bright water The sun is high and the ledger is full It's a beautiful day on the bright water The water doesn't know it has a name at all

Bridge

She waved at it every morning She said it was polite To wave at things that can't wave back And the water held the light And the light held the wave And the wave is in the book tonight

Final Chorus

It's a beautiful day on the bright water The sun is high and the ledger is full It's a beautiful day on the bright water The water doesn't know it has a name at all