View from a Shaky Ladder

[Verse 1] Business end of cold Blue and green and gray You’re wondering about wandering And waiting in driveways [Verse 2] The Apostles dropping down One by two by three And I thought you might head out too As well eventually [Verse 3] Swap the water for the tide From a shaky ladder I watched the bird’s eye Of your brake lights disappear Round the point into the night [Verse 4] Now blue’s gone back to red again And junk mail sits unlettered And I’d still say you’re coming back If I didn’t know any better