I never thought I could miss the whirring of a ship
there it was in the channel, beacon of memories
In the night, just beyond the sea wall at the end of the street

I never thought I'd be reminiscing on such a thing
Thought there was no such thing

It brought me back to the chain-link tree swing, the trampoline and the dog
The mosquitoes and the fog and the sidewalk

I never thought I'd be reminiscing on such a thing
Thought there was no such thing
I never thought, no I never could come up with such a thing
An invisible string of windows into the past
Still it lingers for a moment, hope it lasts