Well i'm walking with my father's ghost
And he's talking to me
He says "i'm sorry it's so hard to be free"


He says "i knew you when you were so young
And you will never know me

Except for pictures that you might find from
When you were three or four or five"


Down at the waterline
I'm at the waterline tonight
At the waterline

At the waterline tonight

Now i'm talking with my sister

Who says she knows you well
She says she hears you in her hallway at night
And sometimes she can smell you


But me i have to make you up
From the smallest clues i can find

Me i have to dig you up
From the corners of my mind


We're at the waterline
At the waterline tonight
We're at the waterline

At the waterline tonight

I built this boat for you my friend

And you're not here to get in
I'm wondering should i let it go
And see if i can swim


Yeah i'm standing with this boat i built
With water at my knees

I thought that i might find you here
But it looks like it's just me


Here at the waterline
At the waterline tonight
At the waterline

The waterline tonight

I'm walking with my father's ghost

He's talking to me
He says "i'm sorry"