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Words
Verse 1
The Sunday ferry leaves at ten past four
And you are always on it, always at the rail
Forty minutes where nobody can reach you
No school run, no phone, no one at the door
You told me it's the only hour you own
So I wrote you something for the crossing. That's all
Pre-Chorus
Put it on when the harbour's going small behind you
And let somebody else be steering for a change
Chorus
Sunday ferry, grey water, going slow
You don't have to be useful for an hour
Bridie, you have carried this whole family
Set it down. It will still be there at five
Verse 2
You do the forms, the phone calls, the hospital car park
You know which cousin can't be seated near which cousin
You remember every birthday, every tablet, every name
And nobody remembers to ask how you are
So I'm asking, on a boat, from a safe distance
Where you can't change the subject to the kids
Chorus
Sunday ferry, grey water, going slow
You don't have to be useful for an hour
Bridie, you have carried this whole family
Set it down. It will still be there at five
Bridge
There's a bench up on the deck that no one uses
And the good coffee in a flask inside your bag
That's the whole plan. That's all I've got. Take it
Outro
Sunday ferry, grey water
Nothing's needed for an hour
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