Harbor's Ghost

[Verse] Down by the wharf where the cold winds blow Men with tales of ships below Salt in their beards Eyes of storm's gray A life in the brine 'til the end of the day [Verse 2] Legends whisper of the captain aground Waves crashed his soul Never found Coins in the bottle Dreams in the foam Sailor's lost heart never returned home [Chorus] Hoist the sail Let the spirits wail Haunted tides where the lost prevail Oceans moan with tales untold In the moonlit depths The harbor's ghost holds [Verse 3] Lanterns flicker on the ancient quay Fishermen’s songs in minor key Bones of whales and the weight of dread Echoes of those long turned to the dead [Verse 4] Boots tight on the weathered deck Clean the nets and cash that check Nights long gone but the whispers stay Seafarers' vows in a saltwater bay [Chorus] Hoist the sail Let the spirits wail Haunted tides where the lost prevail Oceans moan with tales untold In the moonlit depths The harbor's ghost holds