Hello Seattle
I am a mountaineer
In the helms
And highlands
I fall asleep in
Hospital parking lots
And awake
In your mouth
Hello Seattle
I am a manta ray
Deep beneath
The blue waves
I'll crawl the sandy
Bottom of Puget Sound
And construct
A summer home
Hello Seattle
I am the crescent moon
Shining down
On your face
I will disguise myself
As a sleeping pill
And descend
Inside of you
Hello Seattle
I am a cold seahorse
Feeling warm
In your sand
I sing about the
Tide and the ocean surf
Rolling in
The evening breeze
Hello Seattle
I am an albatross
On the docks
And moored boats
I sail above your
Inlets and interstates
Through the rain
And open wind
Hello Seattle
I am an old lighthouse
Throwing beams
Of bright light
Red in the morning
Blue in the evening sun
Taking heed for everyone
Take me above your light
Carry me through the night
Hold me secure in flight
Sing me to sleep tonight
Take me above your light
(Hello Seattle)
Carry me through the night
(I am a mountaineer)
Hold me secure in flight
(I fell asleep in hospital parking lots)
Sing me to sleep tonight.